Could most people care any less about the self-reflective stories that fascinate media mavens? Ask Stephen Brill, or now the people at New Millenium Press who decided to pay Jayson Blair to write Burning Down My Masters' House, a book about the lies he told as a reporter for the New York Times. The very much talked-about book has sold, so far, 1,386 copies (not including Wal-Mart sales, which I would not at all be surprised to find amount to somewhere close to zero).
The Media vs. the People
Comments to "The Media vs. the People":
Joe Majsterski | March 18, 2004, 2:02am | #
Thank God. At least there is occasionally a little justice in this cruel, cruel world.Did the NYT feel sorry for Blair because he's a midget? Or is the more proper term "dwarf"?
Overlord | March 18, 2004, 2:22am | #
Dink,I think it's "Little Person" or if you want to be really PC about it, "Vertically Challenged".
A little context would be nice. How do these numbers shape up next to other first-week sales?
Not yet drunk | March 18, 2004, 2:51am | #
Anyone here read it?How many Reason writers compare journalistic fraud to a slave revolt?
Not yet drunk | March 18, 2004, 3:13am | #
The last 4 posts end with questions.Any answers?
Douglas Fletcher | March 18, 2004, 3:24am | #
There is no God?dj of raleigh | March 18, 2004, 3:31am | #
Another question:And why are we talking about a liar and faker to the people?
joe | March 18, 2004, 3:33am | #
I didn't realize a book title could be offensive from so many different angles.We need to invent a new branch of mathmatics to describe the different dimenstions of sleaze contained in that title.
What an asshole.
I'm sure his mom bought a copy. Maybe his aunt. And maybe someone he went to journalism school with. That's at least a thousand right there....using the Jayson Blair method of telling the truth.
SteveMG | March 18, 2004, 6:13am | #
Reporters interviewing reporters about reporting about other reporters.Somebody please shoot me.
SMG (ex-reporter)
Isaac Bartram | March 18, 2004, 8:09am | #
"Reporters interviewing reporters about reporting about other reporters."Sounds like NPR:).
dj of raleigh | March 19, 2004, 1:00am | #
"Reporters interviewing reporters about reporting about other reporters."(Sounds like NPR:).----Posted by Isaac Bartram
NPR -- self-serving-Info-interview
Cokie: (acting innocently naive & in awe)
What do you want to say to sway
the we say we pledge to pay flock, O wise one?
Daniel Shore: (sounding unrehearsed)
Well, Cokie it means the American Public
is too smart to be fooled by Bush anymore,
and the democrats aren't going to take it anymore.
Cokie: (acting surprised to hear that)
What else do you want to add to that
in this pretended interview of ours?
Shore: (pretending candid thoughtfulness)
Yes Cokie, the polls are saying
YOU CAN'T TRUST BUSH.
That means, that you can't trust Bush.
Cokie: (seemingly seriously listening and learning)
But, Mr. Shore, is there anything thing else
in the way of propaganda that you want to say?
Shore: (mike very close to his mouth for effect)
History will note that Bill Clinton's legacy
will be that he served between TWO BUSHES,
no pun intended.
Cokie:
Thank you for your life long unbiased,
fair and balanced, service to democrats.
Shore: (lightening up a notch)
Well, Cokie, no one ever argues with me
so I must be a wise old white headed white man.
Cokie: (happy to wrap it up)
Thank you Dan, for that enlightened view
and I hope everyone got the democratic message,
no pun intended.
Cokie:
Now let's see what the man-on-the street is saying:
San Francisco sounding male:
"The fascist racist nazi pigs lied us into war
costing the lives of 600 men all for oil
and the USA has never done anyone right
and the US military has killed more than
any other country."
New York accented woman:
"The current administration has ruined schools
leaving children behind and crying themselves
to sleep at night hungry. Save the children
and love the environment, please, please!
(remember Sally Struthers)
Redneck sounding conservative:
"The Mexicans are taking our jobs.
Close the borders and taco bells too.
Pray in schools, don't burn the flag.
don't marry a man unless you're a woman.
What is this country coming to? Nuke em!"
Douglas Fletcher | March 19, 2004, 2:31am | #
I used to listen to Daniel Shore on Saturdays trying to get words out of his mouth but I got tired of it. It really isn't much of a sport.dj of raleigh | March 19, 2004, 4:08am | #
I used to listen to Daniel Shore on Saturdays trying to get words out of his mouth but I got tired of it. It really isn't much of a sport.Posted by Douglas Fletcher
You can almost smell his bad breath over the air.
Scott Harris | March 19, 2004, 11:20am | #
1,386? I wonder how many of those were purchased by current and former employees of the New York Times. Heck, I wonder how many were purchased by people other than relatives and journalists.Andrew Rosstein | March 19, 2004, 12:59pm | #
A little gay dwarf!Isaac Bartram | March 20, 2004, 8:28am | #
"Reporters interviewing reporters about reporting about other reporters."(Sounds like NPR:).----Posted by Isaac Bartram
"dj of raleigh" and "Douglas Fletcher"
You have both caught my meaning exactly.
However, my dirty litle secret is that I still like Scott Simon & Bob Edwards.
oprah winfrey fakes | November 19, 2004, 7:01pm | #
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