Tag Archives: The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life: Malcolm Forbes and the game of Telephone

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Naomi

Professor George Young taught me how to determine the reliability of a news story in a time before news and news fakery exploded into millions of internet shards which pierce our consciousness every millisecond of every day. Most news organizations … Continue reading →

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The Facts of Life: “Truth and Lies in the Age of Trump”

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Naomi

The New York Times primary editorial today is excellent, an analysis–not a continuing mea culpa, I’m glad to say–of what the news media are up against and must do to confront the Trump horror we all are facing. Nowadays, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Facts of Life: NY Times ignored Reid’s comments on Russia

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Naomi

How to get the facts of life out of a newspaper story. But what if all the facts are not published in that newspaper story? This is what a guy named Adam Jentleson, cited as a spokesman for Harry Reid, … Continue reading →

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