This piece is so good, a mere like is not enough. And “…the hostage-like role of the media consumer encountering the work product of attention-hijackers across all platforms. Video of a famous person getting shot says — what, exactly? Have I become wiser by encountering snuff footage and the shooter’s shitty little ironic manifestos? When did nihilists start doing so much growth marketing?” All I can say is !!!!!
Sorry to have missed that conference but appreciate the book recommendation. I was in Vienna for a journalism conference that included similar conversations but also a chance to reconnect with friends working in less democratic conditions and under authoritarian rule, many of whom I’ve now known more than a decade. They continue to report, observe empirical reality, investigate, make sense, and try new and tried and true ways to reach and connect with people and their communities. I think this will become more important as Trump’s doublespeak and AI seek to refashion reality into a simulacrum that renders reality and truth increasingly difficult to understand
This piece is so good, a mere like is not enough. And “…the hostage-like role of the media consumer encountering the work product of attention-hijackers across all platforms. Video of a famous person getting shot says — what, exactly? Have I become wiser by encountering snuff footage and the shooter’s shitty little ironic manifestos? When did nihilists start doing so much growth marketing?” All I can say is !!!!!
"the spiritual crisis now gripping many journalists" I don't want my journalists in crisis. Your job is to report, not save us from ourselves.
Sorry to have missed that conference but appreciate the book recommendation. I was in Vienna for a journalism conference that included similar conversations but also a chance to reconnect with friends working in less democratic conditions and under authoritarian rule, many of whom I’ve now known more than a decade. They continue to report, observe empirical reality, investigate, make sense, and try new and tried and true ways to reach and connect with people and their communities. I think this will become more important as Trump’s doublespeak and AI seek to refashion reality into a simulacrum that renders reality and truth increasingly difficult to understand