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Published: January 30, 2025 16:57
“We beg our reporters to never go to a White House press briefing."
Did you hear that? We tell our people not to go. Axios founder Jim VandeHei said this to Vanity Fair two weeks ago.…
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Published: January 30, 2025 00:05
Ever heard of Hallin's spheres? I first wrote about them in 2009. http://archive.pressthink.org/2009/01/12/atomization.html When the left/right scale leaves you nowhere, try the spheres.
Whenever I post about the spheres, the reply guys go, "sorry, the…
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Published: January 26, 2025 19:29
A political scientist here captures it. Conservatives are openly ideological about their media— and "the" media, which they attack as liberal. Meanwhile the people treated as liberal are disavowing that title in favor of "we don't take sides."…
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Published: January 26, 2025 17:40
Since the election, I have been turning down almost all the invitations I get as a press critic. Main reason: the enormity of what's happened to us eludes the language of the invite. Better to give it three months and see if that changes.
I made an…
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Published: January 22, 2025 15:11
From my 2014 post, "Keep me informed." https://pressthink.org/2014/01/keep-me-informed-parsing-the-logic-of-ezra-kleins-move-to-vox-media/
Have you ever said to someone: “keep me informed?” Of course you have. And what did you mean when you said that?…
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Published: January 22, 2025 14:13
"The Logoff is a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Every afternoon, we’ll send you an as-short-as-possible explanation of the most important news of the day..."…
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Published: January 21, 2025 14:26
"Appearing on CNN was a Tapper incapable or unwilling to deliver the type of no-holds-barred commentary that sent his star soaring during Trump's first administration."
Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social likens it to the invasion of the body snatchers.…
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Published: January 20, 2025 17:08
From my 2011 lecture, "Why Political Coverage is Broken." https://pressthink.org/2011/08/why-political-coverage-is-broken/
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Published: January 19, 2025 19:55
Via @jeannettesmyth.bsky.social‬
The Washington Post was famous for acts of self-examination, like this account of the Janet Cooke affair by then ombudsman Bill Green. [No paywall.]
archive.ph/dilt5
Today the ombudsman has vanished, and it is Post…
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Published: January 18, 2025 17:10
"Here’s an actual photo of just one fact-checked page of an 11,000-word article. "
This from The Atlantic was in my in-box today.