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The Fox of Life. Uh, I mean “Facts” of Life.

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Naomi

Today’s New York Times Interpreter newsletter is simultaneously reiterative (we all sort of know what segment of our population gets its news from Fox TV) and alarming. Because way, way too many people get their “reliable source” news from TV, … Continue reading →

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Where to get the facts of life? Not on video

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 60 percent Pivoting to video as a news site strategy sure seems like a great way to pivot to people not using your website at all: comScore data indicates that publishers that fired a bunch of … Continue reading →

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How I Learned the Facts of Life

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Naomi

No, not those facts. The other ones. You know, the facts, as opposed to political opinions. I’ve been pondering facts lately, particularly because–especially after this election–the news media have been agonizing publicly over what they sense is a rejection of … Continue reading →

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