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One difference between actual journalists and people who just post their opinions on the Internet is that journalists will make phone calls. Even when they don’
by skybrian 1y ago
One difference between actual journalists and people who just post their opinions on the Internet is that journalists will make phone calls. Even when they don’t talk to people in person, that’s still valuable.
- PaulHoule 1y agoBari Weiss and Paul Krugman wouldn't agree on almost anything but they agree it's a better life to be writing for Substack than for the NYT. I enjoy reading Krugman so much now because he seems to be having so much fun now that he doesn't have the weight of the New York Times editors on him.
- skybrian 1y agoWhich articles would you recommend? I used to like his writing way back when he wrote for Slate.
- gsf_emergency_2 1y agohttps://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastWeek&page=0&prefix=true&query=paulkru&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=pastWeek&page=0&prefix=tru... I particularly enjoyed this bit of nihilism: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/enshittification-and-the-bitterness https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/enshittification-and-the-... >Hell hath no fury like a tech god scorned
- j_timberlake 1y agoLooks like generic "here's the horrible things rich people are thinking!" from a person who's never been around rich people and doesn't know any more about what they're thinking than anyone else.
- gaws 1y ago> they agree it's a better life to be writing for Substack than for the NYT. The NYT pushed them out because they made fat salaries, money that could, in the company's view, be used to pay for cheaper and younger labor, among other cost-saving measures.
- thepryz 1y agoMore importantly, true journalists follow the "no surprises" rule and contact the subject to allow them to hear what will be reported, respond to questions, and provide additional information or context that could inform the story. A lot of people claim to be journalists and yet lack a fundamental understanding of journalistic principles and best practices.
- ethbr1 1y agoThe key result from talking to the relevant parties pre-publication is that it usually enriches the story. Even if someone is blatantly trying to deny or turn the story, they may give you information you didn’t have before (and that they were unlikely to give you absent publication pressure). It’s a superpower to be able to say ‘I have words written. Now what would you like to tell me?’