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How to tell a lie with the truth
“What makes it news is its dissemination, not its objective reality.” - Jacques Ellul Imagine two scenarios. A given city had 10,000 shoplifting…
Sep 4
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August 2023
Up is down, left is right
In my last post, I talked about how the news either misstates or ignores the substance of what critics of the punishment bureaucracy are advocating, and…
Aug 28
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What we don't tell people
I’m taking a little break from writing these posts because I’ve been asked to turn the newsletter into a book on Copaganda. That is taking up a lot of…
Aug 11
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June 2023
The New York Times Spreads Misinformation Again
And it's the same writer, over and over
Jun 26
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Alec Karakatsanis
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The Big Deception: Part 3
The biggest lie of all
Jun 1
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Alec Karakatsanis
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May 2023
The Big Deception: Part 2
How does the news falsify the motivations of powerful people?
May 26
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Alec Karakatsanis
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The Big Deception
Maybe the most important form of copaganda
May 18
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Alec Karakatsanis
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April 2023
"Real public safety problems"
Someone said the quiet part out loud
Apr 23
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Alec Karakatsanis
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Assembling A Crime Wave
An inside look at manufacturing the news
Apr 6
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Alec Karakatsanis
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March 2023
A Really Bad Tweet
In this post, I dissect a single tweet by a senior Washington Post reporter. This tweet provides insight into the problems plaguing how the news media…
Mar 12
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February 2023
Police Public Relations Spending: Part 2
Part 2: What do they do and why does it matter?
Feb 28
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Alec Karakatsanis
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Public Relations Spending By Police
Part 1: Scratching the surface on one of the great scandals of our time
Feb 19
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