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Democracy, Journalism, and Monopoly: How to Fund Independent News Media in the 21st Century
Analyzes America's media crisis caused by digital monopolies, detailing historic government regulation supporting free speech and advertising-funded journalism, and proposes updated competition policies to restore independent, democratic news markets.
static1.squarespace.comDavid Mamet Memo to "The Unit" Writing Staff
David Mamet's memo provides guidelines for the writing staff of the TV show "The Unit" regarding the importance of drama, storytelling, and creating engaging scenes that advance the plot.
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Nothing went in print for a politician unless it was iron-clad.
Matthew Richardson • The Scarlet Papers: The Times Thriller of the Year 2023
crisis of government in
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
faster churning of companies in and out of the S&P 500, the death of news and the newspaper, the failure of established
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
As if the main object were to talk fast and not to talk sensibly.
Henry David Thoreau • Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)
Journalism, according to G.K. Chesterton in the 1920s, ‘largely consists in saying “Lord Jones Dead” to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive’.