How the New Yorker Fell into the “Weird Japan” Trap

Re:How the New Yorker Fell into the “Weird Japan” Trap by brigandish on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @04:08AM (#25504404)

I'll try again.

I didn't claim that all journalists suck. Please try not to fall prey to black and white thinking when you're accusing someone of it.

> We need journalism.

I agree.

> let's call out errors

I agree.

> and bad work when we see it

I do and am.

> and continue to push for better journalism and new ways of researching, citing, and reporting facts

I agree again. I didn't write "all journalists suck" but since you seem to think I did, how would it be mutually exclusive with needing journalism, calling out errors etc and pushing for better journalism? That would interest me.

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Re:How the New Yorker Fell into the “Weird Japan” Trap by unethical_ban on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:27PM (#25510831)

Essentially, when I read someone say "I don't know why anyone trusts journalists anymore", I triage the comment into the alt-right and/or nihilist folder.

I know why we trust journalists. Because a number of them, though imperfect, do fantastic work reporting on the events of the world. Anyway. No big deal. I tend to see this sentiment bubbling up here, and it concerns me.

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Re:How the New Yorker Fell into the “Weird Japan” Trap by brigandish on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @06:19PM (#25512615)

Fair enough.

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