Category Archives: News Media

If Political Reporters Viewed Their Jobs with the Same Seriousness COVID-19 Reporters Did

Posted on May 13, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

In a really good article about the mental health of journalists on the COVID-19 beat (really, go read it), this section struck a chord (boldface mine): One healthcare reporter who currently works at a national outlet and has repeatedly broken … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure Discourse Follies

Posted on April 7, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

I like to think of myself as a reasonably good ‘conservative moment anticipator’, in that I usually have a pretty good understanding of what they’ll do next and why. But I’ll admit I didn’t even imagine the Republican attack strategy … Continue reading →

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Will Our Discourse, Such As It Is, Ever Focus on Democrats?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

If past trends are any indication, probably not. A couple of weeks ago, some asshole with a blog noted: One of the undercovered ‘results’ of the 2020 election is the victory celebration phenomenon: in many metro areas, people were ecstatic, … Continue reading →

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Will There Ever Be Specifics in Political Journalism or Reverse Cletus Safaris?

Posted on November 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the undercovered ‘results’ of the 2020 election is the victory celebration phenomenon: in many metro areas, people were ecstatic, as if we had just destroyed the Death Star or won a war. Despite that reaction, there are no … Continue reading →

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The Bullshit Inflection Point

Posted on October 7, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Many moons ago, I noted that narcissists create an environment of lies, which ultimately results in some people desperately needing to tell someone, anyone the truth: There’s a reason–when you have a narcissist as a boss, you live in a … Continue reading →

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Twitter Is Not a Platform, It Is a Publisher

Posted on May 27, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Ditto Facebook and many other sites. With Twitter’s new policy of putting disclaimers on Donald Trump’s tweets, after he engaged in some vile scandalmongering, it’s now clear and undeniable that Twitter is a publisher, not a mere platform. They are … Continue reading →

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On COVID-19, News Organizations Need to Replace Their Political Journalists with Their Science Journalists

Posted on April 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

The news media must step it up in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, there are lots of good explainers, but too much of the ‘premier’ coverage is being driven by celebrity political journalists. They are inclined, as is … Continue reading →

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Questions D.C. Journalists Should Ask about COVID-19

Posted on March 31, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

And I don’t mean Wor-Shing-Tun, I mean D.C. local reporters (though if other local and state level journalists ask these questions, that would help their own communities). On the whole, D.C.’s response to COVID-19 has been reasonably good. The city … Continue reading →

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Purchasing Pundits

Posted on March 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Because the news filter does matter. Many moons ago, I noted that a certain precious pundit appeared to be cashing in on his punditudeness. Well, seven years later, and we still have this problem (boldface mine): A review of several … Continue reading →

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Fear Is Making Democrats Stupid: We Got What We Wished For

Posted on February 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

With Bloomberg doing well in some polls, it’s very disheartening to see how MSNBC and a couple of other news organizations (along with some online sites down the internet food chain) have made Democrats so reactive and fearful, some are … Continue reading →

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