Vox Media’s decision to bring Brandon Ambrosino on board is click-bait contrarianism at its worst.
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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.
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Glorious, Ghastly News
The media’s journey from mass to niche to our own personal information snowflake.
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Rand Paul Plays Ted Nugent Like a Fender Stratocaster
Paul may or may not turn out to be a skilled presidential candidate, but he works the media better than any other contender.
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Daily Meme: Death by Metadata
Backed by billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Edward Snowden confidant and NSA antagonist Glenn Greenwald launched his superblog The Intercept today with a bang: new revelations about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) role in targeted drone strikes. The quick take? They’re going after SIM cards instead of people, which has led to the killing of […]
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Is Chris Christie Being Treated Unfairly?
Every little thing anybody associated with him is being scrutinized. But that’s the price of playing in the big leagues.