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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Jul 2017

    If there's a shallow controversy happening at the same time as something deeply important, the press will cover the former.

    1:36 AM - 3 Jul 2017
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Which means there is a bias in the press more pervasive than any left/right one.

        5 replies 13 retweets 69 likes
      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Some journalists do a decent job of resisting being pulled right or left, but few avoid being pulled toward shallowness.

        13 replies 45 retweets 181 likes
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      5. Pallab De‏ @indyan 3 Jul 2017

        The 'shallow piece' that PG is hinting at is probably the Sam Altman vs Pando fight. Pando is mostly funded by subscriptions.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Lisa Randall‏ @lirarandall 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Yes and president uses it to the utmost. How many serious things happening in background while cabletiffs the dominant story

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. Nabeel Qadeer‏Verified account @nabeelaq 3 Jul 2017
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        What might be shallow controversy to you maybe something deeply important to somebody else. It's all about perspectives' @paulg

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      2. DChauff  🦅‏ @DChauff 3 Jul 2017
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        DChauff  🦅 Retweeted Paul Graham

        https://twitter.com/paulg/status/222462460978937856 … 🤔

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        Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
        Uber is so obviously a good thing that you can measure how corrupt cities are by how hard they try to suppress it.
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      1. Luca Dellanna‏ @DellAnnaLuca 3 Jul 2017
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        The press will always cover the event which the largest part of the population is eager to talk about it.

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      1. O. Karim‏ @zzarmot 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        There is no bias. Information is a business. Boobs and chicken bbq are modern spirituality. Blame people (+public school and internet misuse

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      1. Lucinda Duncalfe‏ @LucindaD 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        that tweet is a perfect example of what you're decrying. neither a simple issue nor an obvious villain.

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      1. Vukašin Stojkov‏ @vukasin 3 Jul 2017
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        Perhaps following the "make something people want" mantra — might not be in society's best interest, but probably good for business.

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      1. adampryor‏ @adampryor 3 Jul 2017
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        Because the press can only truly "own" the shallow controversies.

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      1. Luca Dellanna‏ @DellAnnaLuca 3 Jul 2017
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        The press' incentive (engaged population) does not weight in the importance of the event, so the press doesn't weight it in on their choices

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      1. DChauff  🦅‏ @DChauff 3 Jul 2017
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        DChauff  🦅 Retweeted Pando

        https://twitter.com/pandodaily/status/881600731593154560 …

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        Pando @PandoDaily
        Sam Altman right now is threatening to release unspecified damaging information about @sarahcuda and Pando. This is happening in plain sight https://twitter.com/sama/status/881200445733036032 …
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      1. jviddy‏ @jviddy 3 Jul 2017
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        It's much easier to replay a meme and comment than to explain complex subjects to people eating their cereal and trying to run out the door

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      1. Nashequilibrium‏ @KerwinFranks 3 Jul 2017
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        The press is still under the umbrella of a corporation which has a duty to maximize shareholder value.

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