Liberals are now just as able as conservatives to find obscure people to hold up to ridicule. Does it matter?
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Your Virtual Future
Virtual reality is finally coming, and it could end up being as big as the Internet itself.
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If a Candidate Goes to Iowa and No Reporter Pays Attention, Has the Presidential Campaign Begun?
The media have free will on whether to cover what potential candidates are doing. But you have free will on whether to pay attention.
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Some Thoughts On New Journalistic Ventures, Internet Time, and Your Media Diet
We should critically examine high-profile enterprises like Vox and Five Thirty Eight. But don’t forget that no one source has to be the be-all and end-all of journalism.
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Ezra Klein’s Queer New Hire
Vox Media’s decision to bring Brandon Ambrosino on board is click-bait contrarianism at its worst.Â
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Meaningless Special Elections and the Press’s Consequential Imperative
No special election is a bellwether or a harbinger of anything. But the press always says they are.
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Barack Obama Considers Punching Zach Galifianakis In the Face
Not for real. But he did do an episode of “Between Two Ferns.”
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This Is Your Camry On Drugs
The first PSAs telling people not to drive while high are released.
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Can Political Coverage Ever Get Better?
There are strong incentives for reporters that keep coverage as crappy as it is. Changing them isn’t impossible, but it won’t be easy.
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Television Still Hugely Profitable, Also Dying
Digital video is catching up to TV, but brings in only a tiny fraction of the revenue.
