1. I don't think anyone not personally involved can really litigate the interpersonal drama between Bari Weiss & her colleagues. Let's just say there are conflicting stories. What's more interesting is that with Weiss' departure marks the final end of the James Bennet Project
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7. I was more sympathetic to the Bennet project than a lot of other people, in part because I have no nostalgia for the old elite consensus but also because Bennet's program meant opening Times op-ed page to voices on left as well the right.
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8. The question to ask is if the Benne to project failed because of poor execution (hiring Stephens & Weiss seem like a mistake since they are far from the most interesting voices on the right) or was it doomed to fail? Is a more thoughtful Bennet program possible?
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9. Best comment on the Bennet Project was by Michelle Wolf:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsWj7Q5iPus …
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10. My earlier article on the turmoil at James Bennet's section speaks, I think, to some of the controversies of the day:https://www.thenation.com/article/society/racism-new-york-times/ …
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is that why you tweet a lot?
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for a supposed clickbait entertainer, he sure published a shitload of elite conventional wisdom
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This is the fundamental weakness in the whole project because no it isn't, not any more. The economics of the NYT have fundamentally changed; it is dependent on subscribers rather than advertisers, so rage clicks do not count the same. It can no longer afford to abuse its readers
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This style in particular led to people believing Media stood for nothing save profit for elites. Facts gave way to opinion writing in the name of “click bait”. Imho anyway.
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