It's probably not intentional, but inherent in the Vox style of journalism is condescension toward the reader. Even in the good articles.
@ErikLoomis Inherent to the "I'm the best judge of what is including in 'everything you need to know'"
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@emptywheel@ErikLoomis it's the opposite of what I learned in j-school. it assumes reader stupidity instead of reader desire for info -
@sarahljaffe@emptywheel Right. And that kind of attitude really grates. -
@ErikLoomis@sarahljaffe@emptywheel no one's forcing you to click. More disturbing is the NYT calling itself "paper of record" w/ paywall. -
@mariyastrauss@ErikLoomis@emptywheel That's kind of a weird thing to say. No one is forcing me doesn't mean I can't be critical. -
@sarahljaffe@ErikLoomis@emptywheel oh yes-criticism of Vox's tone well deserved. I'm saying their self-importance doesn't make them impt
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@emptywheel@ErikLoomis Especially when we know how a certain Voxer feels about workers in other countries.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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