Jonathan Swift would have something to say about how the corporate media continues to sane-wash Donald Trump.
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Swift on Media Sane-Washing
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Bothsiderism in Lewis’ Last Battle
When the journalists engage in bothsiderism in the 2024 election, they resemble the dwarfs in Lewis’s “Last Battle.”
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Attacked Journalists Should Read Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen’s protagonist in “Enemy of the People” offers a model for journalists under attack by Trump.
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How To Pin Down Protean Donald Trump
Trying to pin down Donald Trump is like trying to pin down Proteus. But maybe that means that reporters can use the same tactics that Menelaus does to capture the sea god.
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Which Shakespearean Hero Is Murdoch?
So which Shakespeare hero is Rupert Murdoch? Marche floats the names of Macbeth, Hamlet, Lear, Richard II and Richard III. I’d peg him as Iago.
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U.K. Tabloid Voicemail Scandal as Film Noir
According to Jack Shafer of “Slate,” the U.K. tabloid phone hacking scandal has all the elements of a classic noir, especially “The Big Sleep” and “The Maltese Falcon.”
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