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Jim Hightower famously said there was ānothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos.ā But in 2025, those armadillos have plenty of company: journalists and public officials practicing āboth-sidesismā amid the crisis in democracy.
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Witnessing a crisis from the middle of theĀ road | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/witnessing-crisis-middle-road
9 days ago
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A month after it was posted, Iām still thinking about smart the piece was in
@wired.com
by
@makenakelly.bsky.social
about fandom and politics.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
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Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic
From Zohran Mamdaniās campaign to the US governmentās āHaloā memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-political-influencers/
15 days ago
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In U.S. political coverage, the dominant theme ā the story arc ā is the broad abandonment of constitutional governance in favor of one-man rule. Too many news stories obscure this hard fact with traditional on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand journalism.
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Burying hard truths in a flurry of facts | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/burying-hard-truths-flurry-facts
17 days ago
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When @awhitneybrown did his wonderful SNL monologue back in 1988 on lying, we still maintained a distinction between truth and falsehoods. Now journalists must navigate a world where truth and lies have equal standing.
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Why journalists must reclaim the frame | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/why-journalists-must-reclaim-frame
23 days ago
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Markets are not obligated to protect democracy. Journalists shouldnāt pretend otherwise.
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When democracy and capitalism collide | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/when-democracy-and-capitalism-collide
about 2 months ago
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How do we navigate the treacherous, shifting sands of punctuation? I have thoughts.
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A fraught time for punctuation | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/fraught-time-punctuation
2 months ago
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The news media is under no obligation to accept the political calculations of public officials as their assignment editor. Climate change is still happening, and the cost ā in human and economic terms ā keeps going up.
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The world, but not the U.S., is talking about climate change | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/world-not-us-talking-about-climate-change
3 months ago
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50 years after the NY Daily News published the headline, āFord to city: drop dead,ā itās worth considering what made it so memorable.
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'Drop dead': a 50-year-old headline still has something to say | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/drop-dead-50-year-old-headline-still-has-something-say
3 months ago
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Amazon chipped in for the demolition and construction project at the White House, while the Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, applauded.
@sulliview.bsky.social
and
@geneweingarten.bsky.social
, among others, were not impressed.
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Trump's golden ballroom has friends at the Post | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/trumps-golden-ballroom-has-friends-post
3 months ago
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Last weekendās demonstrations were the lead story across the country ⦠but not at the NY Times. OTOH, a shout out to Sarah Jeong at The Verge for her gallant effort to count frogs in Portland.
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Too many frogs to count | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/too-many-frogs-count
4 months ago
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Business and ideology may be setting CBS News on a new course
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CBS News gets a new leader, with an ideological agenda | briefingĀ·center
https://briefing.center/news/cbs-news-gets-new-leader-ideological-agenda
4 months ago
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Some nice recognition on the 10th anniversary of the invaluable
@statnews.com
www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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On its 10th anniversary, health care site STAT is flourishing - Poynter
STAT proves a sharp concept and patient money can beat the odds in a brutal news economy
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2025/stat-newsroom-10-years-niche-health-journalism-success/
5 months ago
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Some thoughts on billionaires banding together in support of ā or acquiescence to ā the incoming administration.
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ABC News caved under Trumpās pressure; will others?
Thereās a theme emerging in some of the news recently. It began just before the election, when owners of the Washington Post and Losā¦
https://johndineen.medium.com/abc-news-caved-under-trumps-pressure-will-others-483fd8e69108
about 1 year ago
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Limited information and firm opinions go hand-in-hand after the election ā¦
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The election: Legacy media is told, again, āTheyāre just not that into youā
In a better world, there would be a period of quiet, of licking wounds, of taking stock, after the shock suffered by both Democrats andā¦
https://johndineen.medium.com/the-election-legacy-media-is-told-again-theyre-just-not-that-into-you-85694db462a5
about 1 year ago
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The many fact checks of the Harris-Trump debate put the weaknesses and value of the practice on full display.
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Fact checking: not a tool for all seasons
Iām writing this as a disappointed former fan ⦠of fact checking.
https://medium.com/@johndineen/fact-checking-not-a-tool-for-all-seasons-79a88915d8cc
over 1 year ago
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At what point will political journalists focus on the actual stakes of this election?
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Which campaign is it, anyway?
Depending on where you look, mainstream media outlets are serving up two entirely different versions of the 2024 presidential race.
https://johndineen.medium.com/which-campaign-is-it-anyway-0c3d6d15ee81
over 1 year ago
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One of the Timesās takeaways from the Harris-Walz CNN interview: āTim Walz is good at sitting and smiling.ā Who is the audience for this ⦠whatever it is?
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/u...
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7 Takeaways From Harrisās First Major Interview
Kamala Harris showed her tendency toward winding answers in the CNN interview, but said nothing likely to cause her serious political trouble.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/harris-walz-interview-cnn-takeaways.html
over 1 year ago
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When journalists I admire disagree, what to do? Some thoughts on VP Harris and the press ā¦
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Journalists waiting by the phone, but Harris hasnāt called
One of the most significant public debates in the Harris-Trump race so far has been not between the candidates, but rather amongā¦
https://johndineen.medium.com/journalists-waiting-by-the-phone-but-harris-hasnt-called-d5cd928efcf9
over 1 year ago
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Some thoughts about Harris, Walz, and āweirdā
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āWeirdā
Before Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became the Democratic candidate for vice president, he already was the author of an important early-daysā¦
https://johndineen.medium.com/weird-b77f1a44152d
over 1 year ago
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