I remember fondly the days in the past where I lamented the growing liberal bias in my daily news. What we have today is not that. What we have today is full on left political attack propaganda that does not resemble any form of real journalism except as defined by Goebbels.
It's like insects and plant-based meat. If that's what they're serving, NYT readers are eating it. They're either stupid, or they take their readership for stupid. Does "stupid" even apply? I know people who I thought weren't stupid regurgitate this sort of brain-freezing slurpy. . . We need a new word to describe educated folk who don't apply reading skills. Experts?
"Propaganda is the single most overlooked and underappreciated aspect of our society. It has far more influence over how the public thinks, acts and votes than any of our official mechanisms for doing so, yet it’s barely discussed, it isn’t taught in schools, and even the best political ideologies barely touch on it relative to their other areas of focus."
It didn't go unnoticed that all of your "distressing developments" are US based. Slow news week in Canada? There's probably enough Canadian distress to deal with for Canadians, and if there isn't, well ... don't we deserve the week off? Or maybe there's actually something 'positive' in Canadian news to feature? I guess that doesn't sell well ... or something. You're as typical as the typical news gatherers I suppose. How about just good ol' 'matters of interest'?? I guess it no linger sells in this world environment we live in. Shame, isn't it ...
You ask, "Why is the New York Times so invested in the narrative that free speech is dangerous?"
Because the religion of its reporters is wokeness or secular fundamentalism, whatever. And wokeness is an endless fettuccine bowl of near parody-proof contradictions: "In this house, we believe in science", as the yard signs say.
But in that same house, women can have a penis and men can get pregnant. And in that same house one can change gender on whim, but never ever even think about being transracial. And of course, American police shoot and kill thousands of unarmed black men every year. (BTW, the actual number in 2021 according to Washington Post database was 6. And it's rare that Post reporters bring up that database in their own reporting.)
And on and on and on.......So, if this is what you are defending, Wouldn't you want to have strict control on narrative, and what's known, and what can be said?????? It's not just the NYTimes, it's the entire universe of the woke that's like this: authoritarians.
I take it everyone saw this brief clip. The person giving testimony is Federal Judge Nominee
This stuff, this MSM, hasn't produced "news" in 15 +/- years. I hate to break it to everyone, but 15 yrs ago, the CEO of a major media corp got up in front of a bunch of Wall St investors in a hotel ballroom in Manhattan and said
"We're not going to produce "news" anymore. It isn't profitable. It can't be. Even somebody in northern Norway can get all the news just by opening a browser. We can't compete with that. We're going to give opinion. And, our research has shown that people want to hear opinions that confirm what they already think. That makes them feel smart. So, we're going to pick opinions and repeat them over and over."
This is a historical fact. This was said 15 years ago. I was not there but friends of mine were and 2 of them confirmed what he said. I was amazed that it didn't receive wide coverage outside Wall St, but I guess that is just part of there not really being any "news".
The reporting from the NYT, and from others, has succeeded in making Elon Musk far more sympathetic to me. (And I'll freely admit I previously thought of him as one of those talented, but likely pretty dickish super-rich guys.)
I somehow don't think that's what (the NYT writers) intended with this particular hit piece.
On the NYT piece on Elon: this indicates one of two things, at minimum. (1) The state of journalism in the Western world is so poor (the produce of shoddy J-schools, disappearing ethical standards in news rooms, and rampant partisanship) that journalists feel free to simply make up stories that suit their narratives, in defiance of facts and logic. Welcome to the desert of the real. Or (2) they really believe that there is a causal connection between Elon's growing up in South Africa and his supposed hostility to free speech. The problem with (2) is that ANYONE can be accused to be a sociological puppet, purely a product of their youth and environment, including NYT writers. So you could write a headline like "NYT Journalists Have Become Partisan Hacks Since They Went to Elite Schools and Live in New York City", taking away their moral agency.
I remember fondly the days in the past where I lamented the growing liberal bias in my daily news. What we have today is not that. What we have today is full on left political attack propaganda that does not resemble any form of real journalism except as defined by Goebbels.
I cancelled my 40 years subscription to the Grey Lady at the beginning of the year. AM Rosenthal is spinning in his grave.
It's like insects and plant-based meat. If that's what they're serving, NYT readers are eating it. They're either stupid, or they take their readership for stupid. Does "stupid" even apply? I know people who I thought weren't stupid regurgitate this sort of brain-freezing slurpy. . . We need a new word to describe educated folk who don't apply reading skills. Experts?
"Why is the New York Times so invested in the narrative that free speech is dangerous?"
Read pretty much anything by Caitlin Johnstone (caitlinjohnstone.com). She is very focused on how important control of the narrative is to those who want to gain and maintain power over society. This is a recent article: https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/04/27/everyones-anti-war-until-the-war-propaganda-starts/
A sample paragraph:
"Propaganda is the single most overlooked and underappreciated aspect of our society. It has far more influence over how the public thinks, acts and votes than any of our official mechanisms for doing so, yet it’s barely discussed, it isn’t taught in schools, and even the best political ideologies barely touch on it relative to their other areas of focus."
It didn't go unnoticed that all of your "distressing developments" are US based. Slow news week in Canada? There's probably enough Canadian distress to deal with for Canadians, and if there isn't, well ... don't we deserve the week off? Or maybe there's actually something 'positive' in Canadian news to feature? I guess that doesn't sell well ... or something. You're as typical as the typical news gatherers I suppose. How about just good ol' 'matters of interest'?? I guess it no linger sells in this world environment we live in. Shame, isn't it ...
You ask, "Why is the New York Times so invested in the narrative that free speech is dangerous?"
Because the religion of its reporters is wokeness or secular fundamentalism, whatever. And wokeness is an endless fettuccine bowl of near parody-proof contradictions: "In this house, we believe in science", as the yard signs say.
But in that same house, women can have a penis and men can get pregnant. And in that same house one can change gender on whim, but never ever even think about being transracial. And of course, American police shoot and kill thousands of unarmed black men every year. (BTW, the actual number in 2021 according to Washington Post database was 6. And it's rare that Post reporters bring up that database in their own reporting.)
And on and on and on.......So, if this is what you are defending, Wouldn't you want to have strict control on narrative, and what's known, and what can be said?????? It's not just the NYTimes, it's the entire universe of the woke that's like this: authoritarians.
I take it everyone saw this brief clip. The person giving testimony is Federal Judge Nominee
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1519504423621382144
As Marshal McLuhan pointed out way back in the 60's, if you push something hard enough, it will flip into its opposite. Well, here we are.
This stuff, this MSM, hasn't produced "news" in 15 +/- years. I hate to break it to everyone, but 15 yrs ago, the CEO of a major media corp got up in front of a bunch of Wall St investors in a hotel ballroom in Manhattan and said
"We're not going to produce "news" anymore. It isn't profitable. It can't be. Even somebody in northern Norway can get all the news just by opening a browser. We can't compete with that. We're going to give opinion. And, our research has shown that people want to hear opinions that confirm what they already think. That makes them feel smart. So, we're going to pick opinions and repeat them over and over."
This is a historical fact. This was said 15 years ago. I was not there but friends of mine were and 2 of them confirmed what he said. I was amazed that it didn't receive wide coverage outside Wall St, but I guess that is just part of there not really being any "news".
The reporting from the NYT, and from others, has succeeded in making Elon Musk far more sympathetic to me. (And I'll freely admit I previously thought of him as one of those talented, but likely pretty dickish super-rich guys.)
I somehow don't think that's what (the NYT writers) intended with this particular hit piece.
Funny.... those un-intended consequences.
On the NYT piece on Elon: this indicates one of two things, at minimum. (1) The state of journalism in the Western world is so poor (the produce of shoddy J-schools, disappearing ethical standards in news rooms, and rampant partisanship) that journalists feel free to simply make up stories that suit their narratives, in defiance of facts and logic. Welcome to the desert of the real. Or (2) they really believe that there is a causal connection between Elon's growing up in South Africa and his supposed hostility to free speech. The problem with (2) is that ANYONE can be accused to be a sociological puppet, purely a product of their youth and environment, including NYT writers. So you could write a headline like "NYT Journalists Have Become Partisan Hacks Since They Went to Elite Schools and Live in New York City", taking away their moral agency.
Too bad nothing is happening in Canada.
"We learn, too, that Musk had 'Black' friends, that he chided a 'white' classmate."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/insider/capitalized-black.html
Titiana McGrath is a mock wokester, not a real person's opinion so to speak.