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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Chris Hedges • 1 highlight
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the CBS Nightly News with the words, “And that’s the way it was.” Few of his viewers found it extraordinary that the clash and turmoil of billions of human
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
“Short, not shallow,” is what we tell our reporters.
Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity
“Short, not shallow,” is what we tell our reporters.
Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
1 A muscular “tease”:
Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity
From a Ted Koppel interview in Frontline: News War:
To the extent that we're now judging journalism by the same standards that we apply to entertainment — in other words, give the public what it wants, not necessarily what it ought to hear, what it ought to see, what it needs, but what it wants — that may prove to be one of the greatest tragedie... See more
Smart, taut writing is linear, not twisty: Subject. Verb. Object.