Archive for October, 2009
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
–Karl Kraus
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The Shotgun Press
23Oct09
With journalists being laid off in droves, ideologues have stepped forward to provide the “reporting” that feeds the 24-hour news cycle. The collapse of journalism means that the quest for information has been superseded by the quest for ammunition. A case-study of our post-journalistic age.
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Tags: 24 hour new cycle, Atlantic Monthly, attack dossiers, blogosphere, corporate-owned Mass Media, Fox News, investigative journalism, judicial activism, Mark Bowden, political flacks, post-journalism, power over truth, propaganda, Sonia Sotomayor, Wothless Mass Media
The Gospel according to Dick
22Oct09
These people also are probably not crazy about the “loving one another” or “turning the other cheek” references either.
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“Everybody’s participating, essentially, in a virtual lineup by getting a driver’s license.”
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