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12. Check out Jay Rosen! NYU journalism professor.
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 02:34 PM
Dec 2016

He was on with Lawrence O'Donnell a couple of nights ago, talking about how the media needs new tools, when covering this next regime.

He spoke about the trump & comp's preferred technique of "fomenting confusion as a strategy.

He urged journalists to STOP CHASING ACCESS!!!! Because it's not gonna help, and it will even cause more problems, because if you whore yourself for access (my words, not his), then you're apt to be hand-fed distraction and bullshit and ulterior motives galore. Access will lead you straight down the garden path and over a cliff. Deliberate deceit, redirection, distraction, they'll tell you what they want you to believe, while they're up to something completely different and don't want you on their trail.

He urged assignment editors to send the interns to the briefing room, and send the experienced reporters OUTSIDE, to develop other sources than the "party/company line" that will be issued from the mouthpiece-of-record.

He urged reporters to start working from outside in, NOT the other way around. Go to the periphery. Go to what he called "the rim of government," the civil servants, the low-guy-on-the-totem-pole, NOT the big name with the big job at the top of the ziggurat with whom you wish to rub elbows at the next fancy Georgetown cocktail party. If you want to report on foreign policy, get your info from foreign governments, NOT ours! Because the people supposedly on our side have their own agenda and won't tell you the truth. They'll only tell you what they want you to know, and preferably try to mislead you so you run off chasing the shiny object and won't notice what they're really up to.

Jay Rosen is my new hero! Check out his stuff here: http://pressthink.org

"We have got to demand press conferences. We have got to stop covering his tweets like theyre news" Cha Dec 2016 #1
One of my nephews is so pissed that M$Greedia is respoding o his malaise Dec 2016 #2
Kurt's a good man. And he's right. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #3
They are more afraid of losing their jobs DK504 Dec 2016 #30
Agree about the oligopoly "owning" the media. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #49
And why would the RW owned media... do that? Its not like they work for us... dionysus Dec 2016 #36
Agree about the media ownership. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #50
It would be instructive for everyone to read up on John Peter Zenger. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #4
For those interested in what you are referring to still_one Dec 2016 #8
I just got a library book about him beveeheart Dec 2016 #13
What's the name of that book? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2016 #22
Indelible Ink beveeheart Dec 2016 #32
Thank you! PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #48
I am sure it had nothing to do with trump having a secret meeting with them and chewing them out still_one Dec 2016 #5
Members of the press are also afraid of Trump's insane followers. Willie Pep Dec 2016 #6
Which totally blows Clinton's political ties meme to pieces. ffr Dec 2016 #18
The press awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #26
K&R smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #7
Remember this,the Media created and Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #9
Seriously. His cabinet appts are just obscene -- yet the media continues idiotically giggling over anneboleyn Dec 2016 #29
What is scary, Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #33
+1000 nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #38
If we had a free press, we'd have a free country world wide wally Dec 2016 #10
'Which legislation policy will Vlady be writing?' bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #11
Check out Jay Rosen! NYU journalism professor. calimary Dec 2016 #12
They keep chasing the latest thing tweeted or said, Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #19
Problem is, the network reporters are told what to do, I think. Ilsa Dec 2016 #27
I get that. calimary Dec 2016 #43
Thanks for all of the info. It's a great thread. NT Ilsa Dec 2016 #44
Thanks for info on Rosen...like his thinking on media nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #39
This works if the reporters are free from their controllers and do not have to fear losing RKP5637 Jan 2017 #52
Yeap, saw this ... then the rest of them gave the "Trump supporters don't care" punk ass'd uponit7771 Dec 2016 #14
They had some great panel discussions this morning TxDemChem Dec 2016 #15
The medias reputation is taking a big hit and they dont seem to understand this. lancelyons Dec 2016 #16
And we should be surprised after... MarianJack Dec 2016 #17
Snowball's chance in hell of it changing, though. n/t TygrBright Dec 2016 #20
trump's tweets are treated like news on DU. is eichenwald a DUer? nt msongs Dec 2016 #21
"We have got to stop covering his tweets like theyre news. BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #23
Totally agree, and I've stated this before here. northoftheborder Dec 2016 #25
Yes, exactly. I'm sick to death of his tweets being covered as if Raine Dec 2016 #41
KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #24
If they don't find a spine bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #28
Cable news supported Trump because he brought them ratings and $$$. Justice Dec 2016 #31
yep. barbtries Dec 2016 #34
Really! This is a case of Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2016 #35
Amen Kurt. You're correct nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #37
K & R Duppers Dec 2016 #40
We Saw The Same Thing In The Early 1950's DallasNE Dec 2016 #42
kick for visibility triron Dec 2016 #45
Every time I hear the words 'trump' and 'tweet' or 'twitter' I turn of the radio, shut off the tv or mahina Jan 2017 #46
Just cuz Fox/Trump says you're biased, doesn't mean you are. Beartracks Jan 2017 #47
Two nights ago/Friday, CNN covered Trump's tweet about Putin doing nothing. no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 #51
There is going to be a showdown eventually about this. Portland_Anni Jan 2017 #53
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