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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Sep 13

    Steven Pinker Retweeted Rob Wijnberg

    This thread by @RobWijnberg summarizes his manifesto on the pathologies of conventional journalism and what can be done to cure them. NB: It's not a paranoid rant about the "mainstream media," but penetrating, original, and cogent.https://twitter.com/robwijnberg/status/1039917086624104449 …

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    1/ (Thread) Instead of worrying about fake news, I wrote an essay about why I think *real news* poses a way bigger problem for our society. I know that’s a bold statement, but I’ll summarize it in this thread. Hope you’ll read on and retweet 🙏🙌 pic.twitter.com/juRm2Rk48X
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      1. High Priest Of Gavin‏ @High_Priest_Dog Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @M_Stone969 @robwijnberg

        Recognizing that “mainstream media,” referring to the monopolistic corporations who own most of these outlets, are prioritizing profit over accurate reporting is important. I’m sorry, but it’s not paranoid to point out the lack of integrity within Time Warner and Fox.

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      1. SteveBrant‏ @SteveBrant Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        Thank you. I hope ALL journalists read & learn from this! @brianstelter @BrianKarem @AprilDRyan @KatyTurNBC @DanRather @andersoncooper @maddow @Lawrence @frankrichny @DavidCornDC @katiecouric @democracynow @JudyWoodruff @Cronkite_ASU @carlbernstein @camanpour @milesobrien

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      1. tony ridler‏ @tony_ridler Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        Just because-"you can't handle the truth", doesn't mean, its #FakeNews👐

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      1. A New Dawn‏ @BringingNewDawn Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        "Fear Sells News." Can you imagine if the majority of the human race actually had compassion for one another; it wouldn't make "The News"

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      1. Doug Dawson‏ @ddawson780 Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        Am I the only one who finds a thread of 20 Tweets ironic given the subject?

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      1. Jim Burkhart‏ @jimcburkhart Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        I find that charts and graphs are the best for transmitting slowly gained data. Most mainstream news hate charts and graphs, or at least use them sparingly.

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      1. Stuart Doyle‏ @philosoraptor21 Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        https://merionwest.com/2018/07/07/all-the-fake-news-thats-fit-to-print/ …

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      1. Abraxus Canuck‏ @ABXCNK Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        It is true that "news" does not give a reasonable world view, but that is not where the baisc world view should come from. Rob's proposal does not fix the main problem of distorted world views: the echo chamber. Reader funded media will make it worse.

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      1. Practicing Animal‏ @PracticingAnim1 Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        The problem is that most journalists are actually political activists. I've seen it first hand myself through being Facebook friends with one.

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      1. Kid Brightwillow‏ @KidBrightwillow Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        Not a journalist but a piece on journalism that doesn’t address the impact of overly vague professional standards (such as when it’s appropriate or not appropriate to use unnamed sources) strikes me as incomplete.

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      1. Paul Topping‏ @PaulTopping Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        Simple solution: read @TheEconomist. The change needed is in people's choices in information seeking. Only way that'll change is education.

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      2. paul kramarchyk‏ @paul_kramarchyk Sep 14
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        -- Good points all. Mostly agree. -- Need more like BBC model, straight news, no voice inflection. -- US population most unsophisticated in the world. Most US peeps do not believe in evolution. -- MSM ignorant about energy. Renewables increase cost to everyone, especially poor.

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      3. paul kramarchyk‏ @paul_kramarchyk Sep 14
        Replying to @paul_kramarchyk @sapinker @robwijnberg

        -- Never heard MSM say: Renewables (wind, solar) will not replace reliable, on demand, load follow capable energy sources (natural gas, nuclear).

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      1. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 Sep 13
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      1. Bob Quigley‏ @quigley_bob Sep 13
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        as your house is burning to the ground an electrical inspection is not a wise first step

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      1. Bernard H. ✡️‏ @yeshuabyoseph Sep 13
        Replying to @sapinker @robwijnberg

        I disagree,for many reasons. An example - In film,are utopian or dystopians worldviews more attractive to the audiences? Why wouldn't "news" follow suit then. At this very global & borderless(WWW)time *geopolitics are intersecting - (* wherein contains competing belief systems)

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