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by pmcp 1721 days ago
You will have to define “news” first, or “politics”. As a former strategist for a big news room, I can tell you it’s not as easy as you make it out to be.
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> As a former strategist for a big news room...

Would love to hear how you (and your cohort) would tackle these issues.

I just finished Jill Lepore's These Truths. Terrific. Tracks how our nation transformed from seekers of truth (for all our faults) to anti-truth.

The transition period from newspapers to mobile mediums as people's primary source of news is very interesting. Sure, everyone has been lamenting this ad nauseum. But somehow Lepore's explanation is just so tight and focused.

And yet. I haven't seen or heard any ideas or strategies for what's next.

Fills me with dread.