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Ordinarily I'd make an effort to keep an open mind -- even if I'm being asked to believe that Rolling Stone could print a piece that gave Ivy League JD/MBAs and
by mahmud 17y ago
Ordinarily I'd make an effort to keep an open mind -- even if I'm being asked to believe that Rolling Stone could print a piece that gave Ivy League JD/MBAs and mathematical finance PhD's anything close to a fair hearing without royally pissing off their core audience of people who pay money to read about rock stars and Paris Hilton.
And you would be absolutely wrong. I have found Rolling Stones articles on corruption, war and peace and foreign policy to be very nuanced and well researched. They're usually the first to break, or popularize news of black-market and underworld trade. They did some insane articles on Iraq, smuggling, human trafficking, drugs, etc. that you just don't see in the mainstream press.
- mnemonicsloth 17y agoAre you saying that ordinarily I'd be wrong to keep an open mind about Rolling Stone? Or that in this instance I'd be wrong to prejudge Matt Taibbi's ability to write a fair story, given the breadth of criticism his earlier work has drawn? Also, Rolling Stone's ability to do good investigative journalism is orthogonal to its willingness to challenge the political worldview prevalent among its readership.