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308 - "A Year of Reckoning, Return to the Ramble, Objectivity (or Something)"

The Fifth Column

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Postmodernism and the New York Times Paper Record

Matt Welch: Postmodernism's idea of truth is not being an objective truth. And that truth is contingent upon societal factors and personal perceptions, things like that. He says the New York Times has a new ad campaign for them to appeal to people who don't believe in objectivity. Welch: The word optimization is not a night foundation. 68% of Americans say they see too much bias in reporting as a major problem.

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