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Uri Berliner, NPR and Liberal Racism (Part 2)
Journalists call it "identity politics." It's really "experience politics." That framing makes a difference.
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Carrie Kaufman
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NPR’s Uri Berliner Exposes How Liberal Racism Works (part 1)
The NPR business editor took to a right-wing site to inveigh against his employer. But he forgot the fundamentals of journalism - checking his facts.
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Carrie Kaufman
[Reprint] Old Bikes, Rusty Parts
As I approach another birthday, I am sharing a piece I wrote last May. There are many more readers here now. Enjoy.
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Carrie Kaufman
Titillate the monsters. Tame the masses.
"Poor Things" is a good movie that is disturbing in ways it doesn't want to be.
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Carrie Kaufman

March 2024

Our Addiction to the "Grand Gesture"
And the value of accumulating small wins
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Carrie Kaufman
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The Terrification of the American Psyche
A new word for our dystopian times.
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Carrie Kaufman
Choosing the Stories We Do
And whose voices get to be heard
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Carrie Kaufman
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See You Tomorrow!
Enjoy the Oscars. This week's piece will be sent tomorrow eve.
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Carrie Kaufman
Framing and the New York Times
Last week, I left off with New York Times political reporter Kenneth Vogel taking on Threads (and probably other social media) for criticizing the…
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Carrie Kaufman
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February 2024

Perception, Truth and Body Language
Journalists rely on quotes and statistics. But is that all there is to communication?
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Carrie Kaufman
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Did I Murder My Embryos?
And other questions from the real-life version of the Handmaids Tale
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Carrie Kaufman
We Could All Be Putin's Puppets
A Trump win will irrevocably change the world.
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Carrie Kaufman
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