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I hate to say it, but he has a point

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

Came across this succinct appraisal of journalism — and journalism schools — in an interview that Campus Progess did with Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi, who is clearly going for the “Hunter S. Thompson” award:

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  • Tony

    1 year ago

    The milk from my cereal nearly came out of my nose when I read this piece. ;)

    Thanks for the tip, Mat. You know my hero is Sanjay Gupta , right?

    <KIDDING>

    <well, not so much> :)
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    You're welcome, Tony. I assume you mean Sanjay Gupta the CNN
    correspondent, and not Sanjay Gupta the Bollywood movie producer :-)
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  • Tony Hung

    1 year ago

    I am not telling. :)
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  • simon

    1 year ago

    Read, hear or watch anything in the traditional media about your own field and it's invariably shallow, misleading and horribly ill-informed. Which is terrifying when you apply that principle to the serious news and "analysis" which inform much of our worldview.
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    I agree Simon. And while I think it's important that people become
    more skeptical of any form of media -- traditional or otherwise -- and
    find different sources in order to make up their own mind, I'm often
    afraid that people either don't have the time or can't be bothered.
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