RT @jayrosen_nyu: I have a new post up. News Analyst: How Juan Williams Got Fired http://jr.ly/5kac Tight focus on a neglected element in NPR’s pressthink.
RT @jayrosen_nyu: I have a new post up. News Analyst: How Juan Williams Got Fired http://jr.ly/5kac Tight focus on a neglected element in NPR’s pressthink.
Excellent piece. It’s interesting to see Jay Rosen end up on the same page as James Taranto, in arguing against the vapidness of straight press “news analysis”.
I also have a new favorite pet phrase: “View from Nowhere polemics”. When describing MSM news analysis, that’s tough to top.