A brief roundup of media news on the Twitter machine. The main focus today is on talk about Acting Intelligence Chief Joseph Maguire’s testimony because the House Intelligence Committee:
Reminder: It was the Wall Street Journal that broke this story (that it involved Ukraine, etc.). The @WSJ also broke the Stormy Daniels -payment story
I'd argue @WSJ has done the most serious damage to Trump's presidency@WSJ is owned by Rupert Murdochhttps://t.co/f51cUfyoxf
— Michael Socolow (@MichaelSocolow) September 25, 2019
Don’t assume that a reputable newspaper’s/outlet’s editorial page automatically shapes the quality of its news. The editorial page may shape the organization’s world view, but it shouldn’t shape it’s commitment to the news. A good reminder from Professor Michael Socolow.
Thinking today of Justice Potter Stewart’s passage in NYT v. U.S (1971): pic.twitter.com/xDpzaMJl6o
— Jeremy Littau (@JeremyLittau) September 26, 2019
A great reminder from Professor Jeremy Littau about the role of the watchdog press with Justice Potter Stewart’s comment from the Pentagon Papers case.
In addition to talking about media in general here, every once in awhile we talk poetry. Great T.S. Eliot quote from Little Gidding.