Peter Bale - bonus edition curated media, journalism news
This person has been remarkably brave. She is also the latest in a long line of CNN "brand" journalists in the sense she is very conscious of her own brand and how that may develop over time. Sensible.
As a board member of a whistleblower protection group I know this to be the case, that prosecuting them just makes it harder and lowers the likelihood that anyone else faces this sort of risk. Which is why they do it.
He's joined by Tulsi Gabbard, The Habibi Bros, and some dogs riding motorbikes.
Glenn has done some admirable work such as Snowden but he is such a misanthrope and self-righteous prig it makes him hard to take and undercuts the good work he actually does, and his courage.
More interesting evidence of a deepening trend across media, especially in areas like sports where general publishers have -- unwisely in my view -- arbitrarily trimmed back coverage, often for spurious reasons.
The people who wade through the excrement of the Net are not happy.
Does civilization depend on the proper use of “who” and “whom”?
Loved this. Not sure she is right but she gets there beautifully.
I have touched on this subject in another newsletter I do but I find this an absolutely fascinating area where we under-estimate (I believe) the impact of porn, especially on the young, but also on us all. There was a horrid UK study this week that showed the number of young kids experimenting with risky sex way before the age of any sexual maturity.