Wow. Incredibly raw and well-written piece reflecting on the landscape of journalism: how and why things become news, the conveyor belt of stories, and where we as correspondents, editors, and readers fall short.
Wow. Incredibly raw and well-written piece reflecting on the landscape of journalism: how and why things become news, the conveyor belt of stories, and where we as correspondents, editors, and readers fall short.
A good workhorse of a book covering the professional lives of 11 of Edward R. Murrow's mentees. Although the book makes it relatively easy to keep track of so many individuals, the authors could have stood to either write a few more pages or focus on a few fewer subjects. Either would have been equally suitable and I'll let that sum up my feelings on the quality of the writing itself.
A new episode of The Checkout Stack featuring @monalyisha and Megan Tully from the Ames Free Library in MA just dropped this morning. Tune in for a great set of book recommendations and a bonus cozy TV show which I enjoyed while recovering from a cold.
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JU1bQWMEki01hPJrcZQuD?si=0DwvYDT5RdKiZ14TMKCuS...
Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-checkout-stack/id1770678271?i=10006781...
...to make it look as if when we attack and destroy somebody we're really protecting and defending ourselves against major aggressors and monsters and so on.
4.0 Stars • "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy" by Batya Ungar-Sargon argues that the transformation of journalism from a blue-collar profession to an elite, highly educated field has shifted media focus from class issues to identity politics, particularly race. ⬇️
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1. Last year, Universal Studios in Osaka Japan!
2. No. There's barely time to get to all the stuff we want to see/do/ride, let alone read.
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