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PressThink
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PressThink is a personal blog at archive.pressthink.org about politics and culture. Since 2011, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “He Said, She Said Journalism (2009)”. The last post was in 2010, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link PressThink, Jay Rosen's media criticism archive, for its ideas on journalism, including the "view from nowhere" critique of journalistic neutrality and "he said, she said" reporting.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- He Said, She Said Journalism (2009)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-10-07
- Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press (2009)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-05-01
- /2003/09/18/jennings.html2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2013-09-27
What Hacker News says?
It would be great if Ars had used its security and technical staff to tell us if this is a problem or the minor annoyance that the military says it is. The article amounts to little more than a summary of the drone program and a bit of "he said she said" http://archive.pressthink.org/2009/04/12/hesaid_shesaid.html reportage.
Comment linking /2009/04/12/hesaid_shesaid.html
on “Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet”Submitted He Said, She Said Journalism (2009) as a story · 22 points
HN discussionJournalistic neutrality, or "the middle" as you refer to it, as it is practiced in American media has some serious flaws. Sadly, it still has cachet with a sizable portion of what has been sneeringly referred to as the "mainstream media" for the last few decades. I highly recommend reading Jay Rosen, a Professor of Journalism at NYU, talk about the "View from Nowhere." There was one link posted above, and I'll post…
Comment linking /2003/09/18/jennings.html
on “A Basic Cohort Test of the Lead-Crime Hypothesis”Submitted Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press (2009) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionIndependent, not with a view from nowhere. [to use Jay Rosen's[0] phrase] [0] http://archive.pressthink.org/2003/09/18/jennings.html
Comment linking /2003/09/18/jennings.html
on “Edward Snowden's leaks are misguided”Submitted Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press as a story · 2 points
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