Tag Archives: The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life: Trump, the news media and truth

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Naomi

Two excellent articles today in the New York Times, that delve into and critique Trump’s “enemy of the people” line about the news media. (Jim Rutenberg, in his The Mediator column, linked second here, uses the word “gobbledygook.” I love … Continue reading →

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The Facts of Life v The Wall Street Journal

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Naomi

Over the past two days, the NYT has published two columns about the Wall Street Journal, both of which question the Murdoch empire’s right-wing bias and predilections. Which are, according to Jim Rutenberg and David Leonhardt, roiling the journalists at … Continue reading →

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The Facts (and fax) of Life: Gene Lyons tells us the purpose of kompromat

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Naomi

The real purpose of kompromat isn’t necessarily blackmail, but the promotion of discord, cynicism, and widespread disbelief in such “liberal” values as the distinction between truth and make-believe. And when people come to assume that everybody’s crooked and nobody can … Continue reading →

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