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All of your criticisms of Bret Stephens are nothing but positive from the point of view of his editors, who will take it as a sign that he gets "talked about" and is "provocative" and knows how to "push people's buttons."
It's a waste of time. You're only helping the guy.
It's a waste of time. You're only helping the guy.
Some have pointed out that this is too harsh. Fair enough.
Let me qualify. I was being glib for effect. I think this is a problem throughout the industry: Too often criticism isn't weighed on merits and is instead taken as a sign of drawing attention and therefore success.
Let me qualify. I was being glib for effect. I think this is a problem throughout the industry: Too often criticism isn't weighed on merits and is instead taken as a sign of drawing attention and therefore success.
This from @jayrosen_nyu is a smarter and more elaborated version of what I was groping towards above:
