The quandary is not unlike what the politician experiences. Does he/she tell the truth and risk not being elected, or does he/she sugarcoat or obfuscate the truth in order that he/she is elected? My use of he/she is another example of the quandary.
Great piece, Benjamin. I saw “precensorship” in action at The New York Times in 1996, during our extended reporting seeking the cause of the midair explosion that destroyed TWA Flight 800. A reporter who, with me, was seeing no evidence of a nefarious bomb or errant missile, talked to a high-up editor, whose response was, “We don’t want to step on our own story.” Because we (The Times’s DC-based Justice/ White House reporters) were in front of the pack on the terrorism angle. I'd love to get you on Sustain What to explore your writing shift. Also love the Ray Bradbury post.
The quandary is not unlike what the politician experiences. Does he/she tell the truth and risk not being elected, or does he/she sugarcoat or obfuscate the truth in order that he/she is elected? My use of he/she is another example of the quandary.
So you took the red pill? Respect.
Great piece, Benjamin. I saw “precensorship” in action at The New York Times in 1996, during our extended reporting seeking the cause of the midair explosion that destroyed TWA Flight 800. A reporter who, with me, was seeing no evidence of a nefarious bomb or errant missile, talked to a high-up editor, whose response was, “We don’t want to step on our own story.” Because we (The Times’s DC-based Justice/ White House reporters) were in front of the pack on the terrorism angle. I'd love to get you on Sustain What to explore your writing shift. Also love the Ray Bradbury post.
Ah, thank you for clarifying.
I suspect that as origin stories go, the broad outlines of yours and Mr. Berliner's share many common themes.
Very thought-provoking. Think it is important to clarify, though, that journalists do not write their own headlines.
Correct. I was an editor in my first job, which is why I was doing the headlines.