Re:Do Not Trust Journalists – A Mormon Example
by specialist on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @11:22AM
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Investigative journalism is not the norm, less so over time.
Taibbi talked about this (again) on Rogan's podcast. Explained (paraphrasing here) that he probably wouldn't have been able to break those stories today. It's just that much harder to get someone to pay for the effort.
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On the flipside, I'm very encouraged by podcasters experimenting with long form.
99% Invisible had a brief recap (of the how) of their reporting on homelessness in Oakland. A reporter wanted to really dive into the story. Build relationships with people and follow them around. For months and maybe years. That takes money.
She had to write a proposal, have a plan. Then her editor (publisher?) had to secure funding. Hit up a bunch of relevant philanthropies, pitch the story, just like a startup pitch. 99% is also listener funded.
Pretty much the opposite of ad funded outrage amplifiers, aka corporate media.
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I really thought Cringely's core notion for NerdTV was going to become a thing.
Truism: The story is made in the edit.
He'd publish ALL of the source material on a topic. He'd edit and publish his own story. But any one else could also make their own edit and publish their own story.
Taibbi talked about this (again) on Rogan's podcast. Explained (paraphrasing here) that he probably wouldn't have been able to break those stories today. It's just that much harder to get someone to pay for the effort.
--
On the flipside, I'm very encouraged by podcasters experimenting with long form.
99% Invisible had a brief recap (of the how) of their reporting on homelessness in Oakland. A reporter wanted to really dive into the story. Build relationships with people and follow them around. For months and maybe years. That takes money.
She had to write a proposal, have a plan. Then her editor (publisher?) had to secure funding. Hit up a bunch of relevant philanthropies, pitch the story, just like a startup pitch. 99% is also listener funded.
Pretty much the opposite of ad funded outrage amplifiers, aka corporate media.
--
I really thought Cringely's core notion for NerdTV was going to become a thing.
Truism: The story is made in the edit.
He'd publish ALL of the source material on a topic. He'd edit and publish his own story. But any one else could also make their own edit and publish their own story.