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Sad news, and sadder still that Saray is the 15th journalist from his news organization killed since 2003. Journalism as an institution deserves intense criticism because of its centrality in the democratic project around the world. It also deserves our most honor
BBC News – Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi TV prese…, posted with vodpod
I would highly recommend watching journalist Lawrence Wright’s one-man play tonight on HBO. It reminds me of James Carey’s argument that we should see journalism as a “curriculum.”
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David Frum, the former speechwriter for George W. Bush, is leaving his position at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank where he’s worked since 2003. His essay, “Waterloo,” was perhaps the most widely discussed analysis of the healthcare reform debate and outcome earlier this week. Perhaps AEI couldn’t stomach the essay?
Interesting critique of the “horse race” reporting that happens on political blogs:
Sure, the nature of the blogosphere privileges quick takes, instant analysis, and opinions that are subject to revision, but watching the health care process from start to finish, and the way it’s been covered in the political blogosphere, I am struck by the short time horizon of so many posts — some of the most plugged in politicos kept reporting on the horse race at a given moment, and extrapolating with great confidence that the bill is definitely not going to pass, or that some parliamentary procedure definitely is going to be used…
Any thoughts?
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