^=>
why.
like catastrophes & crimes & genocides matter way less when you cant even point to where exactly on a whole contingent
like whats the name of the airport
how long is the flight
what language
who
cares
rare earth minerals,
diamonds & elephant poaching
^=> that?
all that
is strategy
like in the same way anne helen petersen can make the case for how many times they tried to make armie hammer happen & why it didnt work
can longform slow form journalism prove beyond a doubt like make a very compelling actual cause for the same shit re: africa like africa the concept might as well be an archetype, be a personal brand, be a celebrity
doesnt matter what is unconscious, what is just cultural subconscious bias, what is deliberately conscious strategy on behalf of the editors or shareholders or whatever
illuminating it is enough
like the throwing sand on the invisible man to see the shape
^=> one of my fav things kentu has ever said re: math
obviously about anything
about cbdc, about haiti, about peru, about oil in the arctic
ok like elevator pitch got 30 seconds?
treating news articles like a repertoire from a film studio
~> movie reviews
like not blurbs in a newspaper
like sunday afternoon by the time i finish this article i wont need to see the movie & this article is richer than
anyway, i think that would be cool
id like journalism students to have those eyes at least when they are taking in news as they learn to write it
& i think there is a broader audience that would be so down for that shit
i think its critically necessary re: keeping up with the present day cultural literacy
like, they had newspapers in 1776