Timely reminder that journalists do not usually tell explicit, out-and-out lies, but they do still lie.
Here's the playbook: https://t.co/xl6wke2oJQ
Timely reminder that journalists do not usually tell explicit, out-and-out lies, but they do still lie. Here's the playbook: https://t.co/xl6wke2oJQ
Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Chris Hedges • 1 highlight
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some of the top investigative reporters in the country are very conscious of the way the system works and play it like a violin, just looking for moments when they can sneak stories through. Some of the best-known of them are even more cynical about the media than I am, actually—but they just find ways to work within the system,