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To watch ‘The Post’
I read a few reviews of The Post. Based on what the critics are saying, it seems the film has at least the potential to raise the spirits of many journalists today who could use a leg up. That said, … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes, Op-eds
Tagged journalism, Meryl Streep, Pentagon Papers, political journalism, science journalism, The New York Times, The Post, The Washington Post, Tom Hanks, Vietnam War
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Some empathy for Treebeard's privilege
There’s a line from The Two Towers (2002) that’s really stayed with me: I’m on nobody’s side because nobody is on my side. It’s spoken by Treebeard, the Ent, to one of Meriadoc/Peregrin when asked whose side he was on: … Continue reading
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Tagged mainstream media, political journalism, politics, privilege, science journalism, The Wire, Treebeard
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