>> For too long, traditional media outlets have seemingly extended the idea of observing the world from an objective distance to themselves, as though there’s something inappropriate or gauche about standing up for our own reporting...
>> That era is over. The era of letting our work speak for itself is over
#America is struggling w/ several crises, most notably a #radical, #antidemocratic leader & movement controlling one of its major #political parties. America’s journalism industry is also in crisis: Its traditional funding sources are drying up, leading to mass #layoffs.
Daily #reminder that it is NOT anti-semitic to be against #Israel's #apartheid rule. It is not #antisemitic to be against the violence against #Gaza and other #countries. It's not antisemitic to be on the right side of #history. And ESPECIALLY. It is not antisemitic to say #Palestine should be free.
I am always amazed at this: when we alter -- even ever so slightly -- the way we think, how powerfully we move forward in the steps we take.
It's not a matter of giving in to what we're told, obeying the "narrative" of the day, not at all. It's simply saying, "What if this were true?" or, "What if it weren't?"
"Trump’s words resonated like a chilling, shocking echo, but the New York Times presented them as … an alternative rhetorical choice:
“Trump Takes Veterans Day Speech in a Very Different Direction.”
… It was not until readers called out the paper of record that the Times changed the headline, this time to a direct quote. But even that defanged the racist hatred contained in Trump’s words."