Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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How bad is it? Bad. I will explain why. Any bright signs? A few.
Comments
This is part one. Part two is about what can be done. Out tomorrow.
by A Guy Called LULU on Thu, 12/29/2016 - 7:58am
LuLu... I noted this in the Press Think article . . .
The following depicts the type of deep investigative journalism that can and is being done.
The following is cross posted from one of my threads at TPM Hive (paywall). It's directly related to the Washington Post.
Now if they will only really let the dogs loose on the Washington bubble-bunch.
A very sobering situation... (no pun intended)...
Take a moment a way from Trump and his mindless tweets and his sycophants who wish to cut the safety-nets. Read here about what's really rotting our country from within...
And when you feel like bashing the media, think of these journalists that are really doing their jobs...
These three individuals are just a few of the thousands of souls spread across this "Greatest Nation in the World." Read on...
The entire article is quite stark...
December 29. 2016 | WaPo
No longer ‘Mayberry,’ a small Ohio city fights an epidemic of self-destruction
And that article is but one found here in a year-long series in the WaPo:
Unnatural Causes: Sick and dying in small-town America
And there are another 11 articles in the series...
WaPo has the talent. Now let's see what they do with it.
~OGD~
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by oldenGoldenDecoy on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 2:39am
It's "investigative" but non-controversial - Dems & Repubs can look on adoringly and offer nothing :(
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 3:48am
I agree with PP and with what I think was probably behind his comment. While the stories you note are important and probably well reported, they do not step on the toes of any vested interests. There is no career risk in reporting on drug use in the U.S. unless maybe government agencies are involved.
WaPo has the talent. Now let's see what they do with it. Thanks for taking the time to read the article and dig in a bit. Good journalism is vital and good journalists should be supported. I hope we see more good journalism on all the vital topics.
by A Guy Called LULU on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 9:35am
Yes, that's exactly what I was trying to intimate, thanks.
Deep investigative reporting on lack of gun control's relation to gun atrocities? Doubtful.
The New York Times did a profile of Trump's company - finally, *after* the election was way over - showing Trump's company only has 150 people or so - hardly the business experience of say a Lee Iacocca or Ross Perot with 100,000 employees. In 1978, EDS' sales were $16.9 billion - roughly $63 billion in today's dollars. What does Trump sell a year in franchising/name use projects, $200 million max, despite being one of the best known celebrities on earth? It's not that Trump's dick is stubby - his business is stubby.
Journalism 101, anyone? Thought not.
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 11:02am
LuLu... Thanks... The point I was making . . .
WaPo has the people to do what needs to be done when I said... "WaPo has the talent. Now let's see what they do with it."
Plus, as far as this is concerned:
Perhaps you didn't scroll down to #13 and #15 in the series.
Investigation: The DEA slowed enforcement while the opioid epidemic grew out of control
Drug industry hired dozens of officials from the DEA as the agency tried to curb opioid abuse
And related to the Consortium Series? I'm 70. I've resided in Southern California my entire life. I've worked in the music business since the 60s. I know the sordid story from more angles than I wish to remember.
~OGD~
by oldenGoldenDecoy on Sat, 12/31/2016 - 12:45am