First of all, the people who do blogging, for example, are self-selecting. Quite frankly it’s quite clear that what bloggers are is bullies. The internet has removed a lot of constraints on them. You know what they’re like: they’re deeply emotional, they’re bullies, and they often don’t get out enough. And they are parasitic upon already existing sources of information – they do little research of their own.
But what we are wondering is what Curtis does for Popbitch……
There are others too who call for a sense of proportion wen it comes to weighing real versus imagined threats. One example is Dr. John Mueller contributor to:
“Faulty Correlation, Foolish Consistency, and Fatal Consequence: Democracy, Peace, and Theory in the Middle East,” in Democratic Peace and Promotion: Critical Perspectives, ed. by Steven H. Hook (Kent State University Press, forthcoming)
“Is International Terrorism a Significant Challenge to National Security?” in Controversies in Globalization and Public Policy, ed. by Peter M. Haas and John H. Hurd (Congressional Quarterly Press, forthcoming)
“The Decline of War” (Lapham’s Quarterly, forthcoming)
“Ideas, Thugs, and the Decline of War,” in Handbook of War Studies III, ed. by Manus I. Midlarsky (University of Michigan Press, forthcoming)
“The terrorism industry: the profits of doom,” in Playing Politics with Terrorism, ed. by George Kassimeris (Hurst, forthcoming)
“The Iraq War and the Management of American Public Opinion,” in Intelligence and National Security Policy Making in Iraq: British and American Perspectives, ed. by James Pfiffner and Mark Phythian (Manchester University Press, forthcoming)
“Terrorism and Bumps in the Night,” in Terrorism and Terror: Imagination and Practice, ed. by Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart (Duke University Press, forthcoming)
“Fear Not: Notes from a naysayer” (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2007)
“What If We Leave? When nightmare scenarios are used to justify endless war, it’s time to wake up” (American Conservative, 2007)
“Vietnam and Iraq: Strategy, Exit, and Syndrome,” in Vietnam in Iraq: Tactics, lessons, legacies, and ghosts, ed. by John Dumbrell and David Ryan (Routledge, 2007)
“Vers la fin de la guerre?” (Politique Étrangère, 2006)
“Is There A Still a Terrorist Threat? The Myth of the Omnipresent Enemy” (Foreign Affairs, 2006; roundtable followup discussion on “Is There A Still a Terrorist Threat?” with James Fallows, Jessica Stern, Fawaz Gerges, and Paul Pillar on Foreign Affairs website)
“Some Reflections on What, If Anything, ‘Are We Safer’ Might Mean,” lead essay and discussion, with Clark Kent Irwin, Veronique de Rugy, and Timothy Naftali (Cato Unbound website, 2006)
2 responses to “The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist”
Have you seen this interview of Curtis….
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/20/adam_curtis_interview/
First of all, the people who do blogging, for example, are self-selecting. Quite frankly it’s quite clear that what bloggers are is bullies. The internet has removed a lot of constraints on them. You know what they’re like: they’re deeply emotional, they’re bullies, and they often don’t get out enough. And they are parasitic upon already existing sources of information – they do little research of their own.
But what we are wondering is what Curtis does for Popbitch……
There are others too who call for a sense of proportion wen it comes to weighing real versus imagined threats. One example is Dr. John Mueller contributor to:
“Faulty Correlation, Foolish Consistency, and Fatal Consequence: Democracy, Peace, and Theory in the Middle East,” in Democratic Peace and Promotion: Critical Perspectives, ed. by Steven H. Hook (Kent State University Press, forthcoming)
“Is International Terrorism a Significant Challenge to National Security?” in Controversies in Globalization and Public Policy, ed. by Peter M. Haas and John H. Hurd (Congressional Quarterly Press, forthcoming)
“The Decline of War” (Lapham’s Quarterly, forthcoming)
“Ideas, Thugs, and the Decline of War,” in Handbook of War Studies III, ed. by Manus I. Midlarsky (University of Michigan Press, forthcoming)
“The terrorism industry: the profits of doom,” in Playing Politics with Terrorism, ed. by George Kassimeris (Hurst, forthcoming)
“The Iraq War and the Management of American Public Opinion,” in Intelligence and National Security Policy Making in Iraq: British and American Perspectives, ed. by James Pfiffner and Mark Phythian (Manchester University Press, forthcoming)
“Terrorism and Bumps in the Night,” in Terrorism and Terror: Imagination and Practice, ed. by Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart (Duke University Press, forthcoming)
“Fear Not: Notes from a naysayer” (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2007)
“What If We Leave? When nightmare scenarios are used to justify endless war, it’s time to wake up” (American Conservative, 2007)
“Vietnam and Iraq: Strategy, Exit, and Syndrome,” in Vietnam in Iraq: Tactics, lessons, legacies, and ghosts, ed. by John Dumbrell and David Ryan (Routledge, 2007)
“Vers la fin de la guerre?” (Politique Étrangère, 2006)
“Is There A Still a Terrorist Threat? The Myth of the Omnipresent Enemy” (Foreign Affairs, 2006; roundtable followup discussion on “Is There A Still a Terrorist Threat?” with James Fallows, Jessica Stern, Fawaz Gerges, and Paul Pillar on Foreign Affairs website)
“Some Reflections on What, If Anything, ‘Are We Safer’ Might Mean,” lead essay and discussion, with Clark Kent Irwin, Veronique de Rugy, and Timothy Naftali (Cato Unbound website, 2006)