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The press is the watchdog of things like this. Unfortunately the press has been gutted and all the old white men with years and years of experience have left b

by larrys 14y ago

The press is the watchdog of things like this. Unfortunately the press has been gutted and all the old white men with years and years of experience have left being replaced by people like Catherine Rampell (attractive, young, and only 5 years out of Princeton). This is not a rant against woman (I've seen this pattern with both young men and young woman) and it's not a rant against young people (there are some areas where you want a young person personally I don't feel that economics (while not brain surgery) is one of them). http://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinerampell http://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinerampell http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/catherine_rampell/index.html http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r... Here is Catherine on TV: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300818-6 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300818-6 Most interesting is that she actually founded the economics blog 1 year out of Princeton. Edit: Not to mention the money to keep an eye (and hire experienced people) is also not there anymore, not supported by legacy advertising monopoly.

dredmorbius 14y ago
The press is also highly compromised when it consists of and is driven by business interests: Disney/ABC, Time-Warner (CNN), GE (NBC), Murdoch, ClearChannel. Even PBS and PRI see major funding from the Koch brothers, WalMart, Comcast, and other major corporations. Or oppressive states (curious how RT and XinHua are growing at present).
guelo 14y ago
I'm really confused by your rant on a story that is not about journalism and is being reported by Simon Johnson who is one of the "old white men" you seem to prefer. You use the weak link of "The press is the watchdog" and then pivot into an ad-hominem attack against a reporter that has nothing to do with this story and that you apparently know a lot about for some reason. It's kind of weird.
- larrys 14y ago
  "rant on a story that is not about journalism and is being reported by Simon Johnson" Johnson is the real deal I have no issue with him obviously. Catherine Rampell is founding editor of the Economix blog. "ad-hominem attack against a reporter" It's an attack against the New York Times the paper of record not Catherine. "has nothing to do with this story" afaik she decides what gets onto the blog or not. She is the gatekeeper. "you apparently know a lot about for some reason" Not really. Just what I've linked to. Took a second to do the links after a search. "It's kind of weird." Why? Edit: I might add also I love people who imply someone isn't being nice to someone "ad-hominem" by not being nice ("it's kinda weird")

by larrys 14y ago

dredmorbius 14y ago

The press is also highly compromised when it consists of and is driven by business interests: Disney/ABC, Time-Warner (CNN), GE (NBC), Murdoch, ClearChannel. Even PBS and PRI see major funding from the Koch brothers, WalMart, Comcast, and other major corporations. Or oppressive states (curious how RT and XinHua are growing at present).

guelo 14y ago

I'm really confused by your rant on a story that is not about journalism and is being reported by Simon Johnson who is one of the "old white men" you seem to prefer. You use the weak link of "The press is the watchdog" and then pivot into an ad-hominem attack against a reporter that has nothing to do with this story and that you apparently know a lot about for some reason. It's kind of weird.

larrys 14y ago
"rant on a story that is not about journalism and is being reported by Simon Johnson" Johnson is the real deal I have no issue with him obviously. Catherine Rampell is founding editor of the Economix blog. "ad-hominem attack against a reporter" It's an attack against the New York Times the paper of record not Catherine. "has nothing to do with this story" afaik she decides what gets onto the blog or not. She is the gatekeeper. "you apparently know a lot about for some reason" Not really. Just what I've linked to. Took a second to do the links after a search. "It's kind of weird." Why? Edit: I might add also I love people who imply someone isn't being nice to someone "ad-hominem" by not being nice ("it's kinda weird")