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Ben Smith says Semafor will take 10 years to get right

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You're Not Going to Solve It, Right?

I think there's this idea that every major problem in the world is largely the media's fault and every solution can be delivered by the media. And in fact, you know, these huge social forces that work. Well, so Twitter, they would solve it. That will help. But there are huge social force that work. Anything we're going to do is sort of on the edges. I've told there's a new rule with the journal that you're not even allowed to have your own analysis in the nut graph that also has to be in quotes. The reporter's an expert. It's what you do on this show among other things. You have facts. You have your point

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