megan
@atomicworlds.bsky.social
aspiring journalist/museum person/historian of nuclear science, enjoys: linux, cats, trying to make the world a better place.
"we are what we pretend to be" - kurt vonnegut
"we are what we pretend to be" - kurt vonnegut
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Elite journalists wriggle & wriggle & try & try but they can not escape the fundamental dilemma: journalism is, by its nature, supposed to be on the side of accuracy, against lies & liars, but the GOP is lies & liars top to bottom. And for reasons of power & access, journalism can not say so.
July 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Elite journalists wriggle & wriggle & try & try but they can not escape the fundamental dilemma: journalism is, by its nature, supposed to be on the side of accuracy, against lies & liars, but the GOP is lies & liars top to bottom. And for reasons of power & access, journalism can not say so.
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Again: there is not some other approach whereby the NYT could represent the right more & still do high-quality, multiply-sourced, factchecked journalism. It's a null set. That's not journalism's fault, it's the right's fault.
July 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Again: there is not some other approach whereby the NYT could represent the right more & still do high-quality, multiply-sourced, factchecked journalism. It's a null set. That's not journalism's fault, it's the right's fault.
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The point I want to make is: this is not coincidence. You could not do what the NYT is trying to do while maintaining high journalistic standards.
Why? Because in reality, the parties are asymmetrical. The right has become deranged, violent, & illiberal. Dems are bog standard center-left party.
Why? Because in reality, the parties are asymmetrical. The right has become deranged, violent, & illiberal. Dems are bog standard center-left party.
July 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The point I want to make is: this is not coincidence. You could not do what the NYT is trying to do while maintaining high journalistic standards.
Why? Because in reality, the parties are asymmetrical. The right has become deranged, violent, & illiberal. Dems are bog standard center-left party.
Why? Because in reality, the parties are asymmetrical. The right has become deranged, violent, & illiberal. Dems are bog standard center-left party.
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...I want everyone to notice something about it in particular: when they try to write these articles, they end up doing *shitty journalism*. The Claudia Grey stuff, the Mamdani stuff, the trans stuff, sanewashing Trump ... it's not *just* irritating to lefties, it's also demonstrably bad journalism.
July 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
...I want everyone to notice something about it in particular: when they try to write these articles, they end up doing *shitty journalism*. The Claudia Grey stuff, the Mamdani stuff, the trans stuff, sanewashing Trump ... it's not *just* irritating to lefties, it's also demonstrably bad journalism.
Sometimes the overwhelm is too much! I've definitely been guilty of this—panicked email, see a reply, breathe, then get overwhelmed at the thought of replying.
October 30, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Sometimes the overwhelm is too much! I've definitely been guilty of this—panicked email, see a reply, breathe, then get overwhelmed at the thought of replying.