Romney's chief strategist Stu Stevens is trying to re-litigate a campaign ad suggesting that Jeep was shipping factory jobs to China. Why? I speculate.
The outlines of the new system are now coming into view. Accuracy and verification, fairness and intellectual honesty--traditional virtues for sure--join up with transparency, “show your work,” the re-voicing of individual journalists, fact-checking, calling BS when needed and avoiding false balance.
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Published 3 Jan 2013 6:51 pm
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