Journalism

Words, Logic and Current Debate

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Some items that may not be in the OED or the Devil’s Dictionary can be found at Ethel the Blog’s Wingnut Debate Dictionary.
An example:

O’Reillyus Interruptus (v): being cut off from making a really good point or argument by a radio or cable TV talk show host. Usually involves being loudly shouted down, having one’s mic cut (if in a studio), or being “potted down” (if calling in to a radio program). Odds of this happening are greatly increased the closer one gets to the truth

Via the Happy Furry Puppy Story.

Buying the News

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Bad Culture found this at the Washington Post:

But no, Mr. Land’s station is pioneering the latest descent into pay-for-play journalism: It’s selling segments on its “Today”-style morning program. For $2,500 you can buy four to six minutes of what is in fact an infomercial — though only the most eagle-eyed viewers would be able to figure that out. No mention of payment is made during the segment; the only reference is a small-type, four-second display during the closing credits.

This would be no big deal if these segments were obviously commercials but they aren’t and hopefully their ratings will soon reflect lie.

Keep Limbaugh?

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Clark and Sharpton are calling for ESPN to fire Limbaugh but Kevin Drum has a better idea:

See, the fact is that Limbaugh and his fellow blabbers say this kind of stuff all the time. But they only say it on the radio, and only dittoheads are listening, and the mainstream media doesn’t report it because, you know, it’s just radio, and it’s just Rush, and that stuff gets a free pass. So most Americans don’t actually know what Rush and his pals are like.
So I say, keep him on the air. Let America see what Rush and his fellow right wing bigots are really like. Maybe it will open their eyes.

On the other hand, I wonder what the demographics are for this ESPN show.

The Exile

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Does this description lead you to want to read the publication:

It’s the sort of stuff that makes you wonder why you bother writing science fiction, when there’s a vast dystopian anarcho-Stalinist bad-acid flashback fast-forward experiment going on on a few thousand kilometres away, and I don’t mean America.

If so, then check out The Exile.
Description provided by Ken Macleod.