343 w/ Mike Pesca (ex-Slate, The Gist podcast) "Inexplicable Offense, Boring Exile, Triumphant Return"
The Fifth Column
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Is It Right or Wrong?
I always thought that what i was trying to do was to be as careful and sensitive to community standards, newsroom standards. So there was no policy against this. My show was editorially controlled by me. I always decided to either balderize te word or just never say the word. Although i agree with hitchins, it was obviously written at least ten years ago,. ecause he died ten years ago. That's how writing works. Would you do this in 20 21? Probably not. Is it right or wrong? If i was a reporter for end pr on 20 21. I might have my own thoughts, but i wouldn't try to get it out on to the air
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