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#85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a Narrative

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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What's the Difference Between Good Journalism and Bad Journalism?

I think confirmation bias is another huge thing. Valiant is just a great example of that. Another feature that underlies all of these stories of business gone wrong is the great belief of the majority of people in something that after the fact, is just clearly going to seem to be too good to be true. And what's the difference, btween good journalism and bad journalism? Oh, that's an interesting question. A, i don't think it's necessarily getting it right, because i think really provocative stories may prove to be wrong. I think it's transparency and intellectual honesty....

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