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Re: Science, lies, ethics and the written word
If the lawsuit has merit, The New Yorker has changed more than I thought. That certainly doesn't look like the magazine described by Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker.
I remember the controversy when Tina Brown took over and announced The New Yorker would publish stories with more immediacy, although that apparently was less controversial than having photos on the cover.
As for Stinky Journalism, I'm not sure yet whether it lives up to its name. I added myself to its mailing list (I already subscribe to The New Yorker). At first blush, it's no CJR., nor, for that matter, can it be compared to The Daily Show. I suppose the fact that The Daily Show is primarily a comedy show might be instructive.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. In a few months, I'll get back to you.
There's one thing I can say right now, though. The Papua New Guinea story-behind-the-story seems, well, stinky. It stinks the way the internet allows or maybe breeds. But I love the movie "Shattered Glass." Of course the Stinky site isn't Forbes, and for that matter not many journals are The New Republic.
The whole thing seems messy--and stinky.
--lemit
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The only second chance we get in life is a chance to make the same mistake twice. --David Mamet
A mind is a terrible thing to close.
Entropy is just nature's way of telling us it's time to slow down.
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