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The bumpy world of Flat Earth News
Nick Davies has a nice telling of the saga of the Haut de Garenne “body” hunt. But he can’t resist using it to bang the drum for his claim that PR now shapes journalism, falling into the trap of – in his words – “fitting facts into fictional templates.” “Like so many false and distorted…
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“I’m not going to put my lot in with economists.”
Things politicians say (no.44) Anyone can do journalism. Here, for example, is Bill Clinton’s former Labour Secretary turned Obama fan, Robert Reich, on Hillary. When asked this morning by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos if she could name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax holiday this summer, HRC said “I’m not…
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“I’m not going to put my lot in with economists.” Things politicians say (no.44)
Anyone can do journalism. Here, for example, is Bill Clinton’s former Labour Secretary turned Obama fan, Robert Reich, on Hillary. When asked this morning by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos if she could name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax holiday this summer, HRC said “I’m not going to put my…
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Facebook: future of news or just for fun?
Is social media the future of news? Maybe, but if you look at the apps being developed for Facebook you’ll get an idea of what really plays on the site. [HT: Flowing Data]