How has the last 15 years of “the public” deciding what is news and sharing it on social media platforms been positive for our public discourse? The whole point about editorial judgement is having a professional that doesn’t jump when someone screams “squirrel” like us amateurs. Yes we have to trust this someone. I trust Judd.
How has the last 15 years of “the public” deciding what is news and sharing it on social media platforms been positive for our public discourse? The whole point about editorial judgement is having a professional that doesn’t jump when someone screams “squirrel” like us amateurs. Yes we have to trust this someone. I trust Judd.
We could go back more than 15 years to buttress your point. Some of the public make poor choices ( or less than discerning choices) about what is “news” - whatever that means. My problem with “professional journalism” is that they give us general statements and sound bites. Judd gave his reasons for not disclosing the information - which was much more than NYT or WAPO - but the “deep six” of this material denies critical thinking by others. What is lingering is the concern that there is something hidden that needs to be made public - and that NYT and WAPO are hiding the information. Both of those institutions have lost credibility (IMHO) over this issue and the incredible amount of reporting about Joe Biden’s age (but not the orange one). Judd stepped into this losing quicksand pit, which is most unfortunate. Hence3 my original statement of being disappointed.
How has the last 15 years of “the public” deciding what is news and sharing it on social media platforms been positive for our public discourse? The whole point about editorial judgement is having a professional that doesn’t jump when someone screams “squirrel” like us amateurs. Yes we have to trust this someone. I trust Judd.
We could go back more than 15 years to buttress your point. Some of the public make poor choices ( or less than discerning choices) about what is “news” - whatever that means. My problem with “professional journalism” is that they give us general statements and sound bites. Judd gave his reasons for not disclosing the information - which was much more than NYT or WAPO - but the “deep six” of this material denies critical thinking by others. What is lingering is the concern that there is something hidden that needs to be made public - and that NYT and WAPO are hiding the information. Both of those institutions have lost credibility (IMHO) over this issue and the incredible amount of reporting about Joe Biden’s age (but not the orange one). Judd stepped into this losing quicksand pit, which is most unfortunate. Hence3 my original statement of being disappointed.