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The Politics journalists’ ethic of efficacy enabled them to steer a course of principled action in a post-truth news era, when journalists can no longer fall back on cultural constructions of the news as a medium of objective and disinterested truths, but must come to terms with the way that their own truthclaims are shaped by the interplay of numerous private investments and negotiations. It enabled them to work strategically and constructively with a range of differently interested actors without being co-opted by these actors’ agendas, and to __remain oriented to their newsmaking ideals in a milieu that hardly seemed to appreciate their efforts__—thus offering an example of what a post-truth news practice may demand.
The Currency of Truth
Emily H. C. Chua
Both English and French are ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European, a prehistoric language that has been reconstructed by linguists and that is the ancestor of most European and some Asian languages.
The Grammarphobia Blog: Why Old English Looks So Weird
grammarphobia.com
As Mayer recalled, when a big story broke at The Star: “You could see history happening. People would cluster over a reporter’s desk, pile into the boss’s office and sometimes break into incredibly loud fights. There were weirdos in newsrooms, and fabulous role models occasionally, and the spirit of being part of a motley entourage. Now it’s just you and the little cursor on your screen.”
Opinion | Requiem for the Newsroom
nytimes.com
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