Just heard an NPR promo for a segment on the 1619 Project that went something like "Some say it's important. Some say it's an insult." Reminded me that both-sides-ism isn't always about fake balance. Sometimes it's about creating the appearance of controversy for clicks/ratings
how is it not controversial? i genuinely thought that was the purpose of the nyt framing. npr coverage seems reasonable imo.
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#1619Project isn’t that controversial. Is literal American history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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There are a lot of topics with “controversies” where it doesn’t make sense to make the controversy the focus of coverage, because it’s so dumb or one-sided. Eg. Whether vaccines cause autism, whether the earth is flat, etc
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“People who don’t like the New York Times or talking about racism don’t like how the New York Times talked about racism” isn’t a controversy, it’s a tautology
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