Journalism, Politics in America “There is an idealistic and a cynical reason for automatic equivalence in political reporting” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 September 2016 There is an idealistic and a cynical reason for automatic equivalence in political reporting....
Politics in America “I personally made the mistake of regarding Trump’s candidacy as a stunt, scoffing at the idea that he could be the nominee. Mea culpa” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 April 2016 I personally made the mistake of regarding Trump’s candidacy as a stunt, scoffing at...
Journalism, News Media, Politics in America, Television “Our first big failing was that television in particular handed Trump the microphone without adequately fact-checking him or rigorously examining his background, in a craven symbiosis that boosted audiences for both” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 April 2016 Those of us in the news media have sometimes blamed Donald Trump’s rise on...
News Media “…the basic link between newsworthiness and publication held, because there did not seem to be an alternative” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 October 2015 Until recently, “the news” has meant two different things events that are newsworthy, and...
Internet, News Media “In any profession, … members have a tendency to equate provisional solutions to particular problems with deep truths about the world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 August 2015 In any profession, particularly one that has existed long enough that no one can...
Internet, Newspapers “For people with a professional outlook, it’s hard to understand how something that isn’t professionally produced could affect them-not only is the internet not a newspaper, it isn’t a business, or even an institution” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 August 2015 Many people in the newspaper business, the same people who worried about the effects...
Politics in America “Now, both Mrs. Clinton and the news media have changed. She seems less a presidential candidate than a historical figure…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 June 2015 Mrs. Clinton’s relationship with the political press has never been warm. She started the...
News Media News media is falling down “in covering the big trends” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 March 2015 I’ve visited and written a lot about Ukraine and the Middle East lately. The...
News Media “Journalistic institutions slowly transform themselves into silent sweatshops in which words cannot wait for thoughts…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 March 2015 Writers hover between a decent poverty and an indecent one; they are expected to...
News Media “Immersive reporting is essential if news is to serve its purpose and help us construct any real sense of the world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 August 2014 Such immersive reporting is essential if news is to serve its purpose and help...