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Matt Taibbi? I agree with his general point of view, but it is amazing that people still consider him a journalist. It appears he has mastered the art of making
by saosebastiao 14y ago
Matt Taibbi? I agree with his general point of view, but it is amazing that people still consider him a journalist. It appears he has mastered the art of making smears look like journalism.
- nhebb 14y agoRaise your hand if you guessed that it was Taibbi before clicking the link.
- harryh 14y agoraises hand
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoGuessed? I knew.
- Amadou 14y agoI think it is the opposite, he makes journalism look like smears. I pretty much agree with him 100% on the issues but 0% on the presentation -- I can't stand to read his articles because they drip with vitriol. Over the years I've grown used to seeing that style associated with attempts to deliberately misinform and pander to the worst elements of the population's character. So when I see him do it, it compels me to distrust his reporting.
- AlexDanger 14y agoI'm not familiar with Taibbi's work but what exactly is wrong with this article? His facts are easily verifiable. Sure its polemical but that doesnt exclude it from being journalism. Indeed it seems he's had some commendations for his financial writing regarding the crap we've seen from banks in the last few years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Taibbi#Financial_journalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Taibbi#Financial_journalis... Is there evidence he's been loose with facts in the past or do you take issue with his writing style?
- anigbrowl 14y agoSure its polemical but that doesnt exclude it from being journalism. Yes it does. I have read numerous Taibbi articles where he has only given half the salient facts to the reader, or omitted vital information in order to make the story more dramatic. He's right quite frequently but he consistently, and possibly deliberately, poisons the well of discourse.