Perry Bacon Jr.

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Wed May 29 04:16:58 +0000 2019

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Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

I am a journalist and think the people on Twitter seem perceptive about the incentives that shape reporters’ work. But if you think the Hicks story was really solid, feel free to defend it, as opposed to vague insinuations that Times readers and subscribers are misinformed. — PolitiTweet.org

Some people on twitter have some weird ideas about the incentives that shape reporters’ work.

Posted May 29, 2019 Hibernated

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Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

None of these people will strongly defend the Hicks story or tweet, because both were problematic and they know it. Instead, we get language like this. There are real, legitimate concerns from readers about the value of some journalism approaches versus their costs. — PolitiTweet.org

The insane rants against @maggieNYT underscore how irrational the conversation can be. She has done more to expose… https://t.co/nqEonz8DMn

Posted May 29, 2019 Hibernated

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Perry Bacon Jr. @perrybaconjr

Circling the wagons over a problematic story/ decision is just not a great practice for journalists. And this keeps happening. I worked with a lot of these people. I promise it was not standard practice to say, call someone’s mother if you are doing a profile of them. — PolitiTweet.org

@perrybaconjr @nickconfessore and the rest of the times thinks the peons have no standing to ever criticize the paper

Posted May 29, 2019 Hibernated