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19 Nov 2008 03:49 pm
Nate Silver's Nemesis
The undisputed star of the election just had a marvelous run-in with one John Ziegler. The Atlantic, with our customary prescience, profiled Ziegler three years ago. Even better, the profile was by the late David Foster Wallace. Money quote:
KFI's John Ziegler is not a journalist—he is an entertainer. Or maybe it's better to say that he is part of a peculiar, modern,
and very popular type of news industry, one that manages to enjoy the
authority and influence of journalism without the stodgy constraints of
fairness, objectivity, and responsibility that make trying to tell the
truth such a drag for everyone involved. It is a frightening industry,
though not for any of the simple reasons most critics give.
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John Ziegler: Professional Prick
Excerpt: The Article: Host by the late David Foster Wallace from the April 2005 edition of the Atlantic.
The Text: Mr. John Ziegler, thirty-seven, late of Louisvilles WHAS, is now on the air, Live and Local, from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. eve...
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