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Reporter in 1934: "I'm writing a piece about how high tariffs will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1945: "I'm writing a piece about how western fascism will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1963: "I'm writing a piece about how measles will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1945: "I'm writing a piece about how western fascism will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1963: "I'm writing a piece about how measles will soon be a thing of the past."
1933: “No, Hitler cannot declare himself Führer.”
President Trump said on Sunday that he was “not joking” about the possibility of seeking a third presidential term, suggesting that there were “methods” to circumvent the two-term limit enshrined in the Constitution. We explain why the 22nd Amendment exists. nyti.ms/3E4tXvT
April 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
1933: “No, Hitler cannot declare himself Führer.”
Reporter: “We asked a dozen experts if this violates ethical standards and they all say it does.”
Editor: “Write that that it ‘raises questions’ about ethical issues.”
Reporter: “But WE raised those questions. The answer is unanimous that it’s unethical.”
Editor: “Write that it raises questions.”
Editor: “Write that that it ‘raises questions’ about ethical issues.”
Reporter: “But WE raised those questions. The answer is unanimous that it’s unethical.”
Editor: “Write that it raises questions.”
March 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Reporter: “We asked a dozen experts if this violates ethical standards and they all say it does.”
Editor: “Write that that it ‘raises questions’ about ethical issues.”
Reporter: “But WE raised those questions. The answer is unanimous that it’s unethical.”
Editor: “Write that it raises questions.”
Editor: “Write that that it ‘raises questions’ about ethical issues.”
Reporter: “But WE raised those questions. The answer is unanimous that it’s unethical.”
Editor: “Write that it raises questions.”
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Elon Musk promotes right-wing parties all over the world and gives Nazi salutes at rallies. But his political beliefs are hard to pin down.
March 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Elon Musk promotes right-wing parties all over the world and gives Nazi salutes at rallies. But his political beliefs are hard to pin down.
Reporter in 1934: "I'm writing a piece about how high tariffs will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1945: "I'm writing a piece about how western fascism will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1963: "I'm writing a piece about how measles will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1945: "I'm writing a piece about how western fascism will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1963: "I'm writing a piece about how measles will soon be a thing of the past."
March 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reporter in 1934: "I'm writing a piece about how high tariffs will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1945: "I'm writing a piece about how western fascism will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1963: "I'm writing a piece about how measles will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1945: "I'm writing a piece about how western fascism will soon be a thing of the past."
Reporter in 1963: "I'm writing a piece about how measles will soon be a thing of the past."
1929 reporter: I may be a hard-boiled newspaper man but these eggs sure know their onions.
Worried about the stock market crash? This one pot bathtub gin will make you feel like it’s 1929.
March 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
1929 reporter: I may be a hard-boiled newspaper man but these eggs sure know their onions.
Reporter, 1930: A dozen of the world’s leading economists say tariffs will exacerbate the economic collapse.
Editor: Sounds biased. Have you talked with any random construction workers across the street?
Editor: Sounds biased. Have you talked with any random construction workers across the street?
March 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Reporter, 1930: A dozen of the world’s leading economists say tariffs will exacerbate the economic collapse.
Editor: Sounds biased. Have you talked with any random construction workers across the street?
Editor: Sounds biased. Have you talked with any random construction workers across the street?
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(2/X) Political media is obsessed with the idea that political actors are smart to do awful or shameful or humiliating things to get ahead. Like how they loved Karl Rove's anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives (which in no way swung the 2004 election in reality) so much...
March 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
(2/X) Political media is obsessed with the idea that political actors are smart to do awful or shameful or humiliating things to get ahead. Like how they loved Karl Rove's anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives (which in no way swung the 2004 election in reality) so much...
1967 reporter: “Has anyone else here read ‘The Medium is the Message’ or ‘The Global Village?’ Seems like we should pay attention to what this McLuhan guy is saying about the future of media.”
Newsroom: *Soft chuckles*
Newsroom: *Soft chuckles*
March 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
1967 reporter: “Has anyone else here read ‘The Medium is the Message’ or ‘The Global Village?’ Seems like we should pay attention to what this McLuhan guy is saying about the future of media.”
Newsroom: *Soft chuckles*
Newsroom: *Soft chuckles*
1935 NYT Reporter: There’s a lot more to this…
Editor: Shut up and print the press release.
Editor: Shut up and print the press release.
March 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
1935 NYT Reporter: There’s a lot more to this…
Editor: Shut up and print the press release.
Editor: Shut up and print the press release.
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Have we really become so angry and intolerant that we can’t even let the vice president enjoy some skiing in peace the day after he signed off on the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians?
March 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Have we really become so angry and intolerant that we can’t even let the vice president enjoy some skiing in peace the day after he signed off on the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians?
1780s French reporter: “The people are beginning to confront the nobility in public about their concerns.”
Editor: “They’re threatening them?”
Reporter: “No, they say they don’t like their actions and then the nobles just kind of run away.”
Editor: “Make sure to write that they were threatened.”
Editor: “They’re threatening them?”
Reporter: “No, they say they don’t like their actions and then the nobles just kind of run away.”
Editor: “Make sure to write that they were threatened.”
March 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
1780s French reporter: “The people are beginning to confront the nobility in public about their concerns.”
Editor: “They’re threatening them?”
Reporter: “No, they say they don’t like their actions and then the nobles just kind of run away.”
Editor: “Make sure to write that they were threatened.”
Editor: “They’re threatening them?”
Reporter: “No, they say they don’t like their actions and then the nobles just kind of run away.”
Editor: “Make sure to write that they were threatened.”
Reporter on London rooftop in 1940: "This is GREAT RADIO"
Good lord, that last sentence of Viser’s is so deeply contemptible and illustrative of how American journalists have lost their way entirely.
reality show host president, podcast host vice president
February 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reporter on London rooftop in 1940: "This is GREAT RADIO"
Editor in 1930: Fellas, we only have negative views from economists on the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. Three readers say they'll cancel their subscriptions because we're biased.
Reporter: I've got a high school economics teacher in Binghamton who says it's good.
Editor: PUT IT IN EVERY STORY
Reporter: I've got a high school economics teacher in Binghamton who says it's good.
Editor: PUT IT IN EVERY STORY
February 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Editor in 1930: Fellas, we only have negative views from economists on the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. Three readers say they'll cancel their subscriptions because we're biased.
Reporter: I've got a high school economics teacher in Binghamton who says it's good.
Editor: PUT IT IN EVERY STORY
Reporter: I've got a high school economics teacher in Binghamton who says it's good.
Editor: PUT IT IN EVERY STORY
1890s Editor: OK you bloats, stop your nanty narking. How are we going to fill this page?
Reporter: Sir, we spoke with 40 Hawaii natives and found one who wants America to colonize.
Editor: Sounds like a lede to me. Put his face on Page 1.
Reporter: Sir, we spoke with 40 Hawaii natives and found one who wants America to colonize.
Editor: Sounds like a lede to me. Put his face on Page 1.
February 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
1890s Editor: OK you bloats, stop your nanty narking. How are we going to fill this page?
Reporter: Sir, we spoke with 40 Hawaii natives and found one who wants America to colonize.
Editor: Sounds like a lede to me. Put his face on Page 1.
Reporter: Sir, we spoke with 40 Hawaii natives and found one who wants America to colonize.
Editor: Sounds like a lede to me. Put his face on Page 1.