on NPR discussing Daniel Boyd
On WUNC with Frank Stasio discussing my Indy Week piece here
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2 Comments:
I'm very intolerant of dissembling to make a social point, and it's especially sad when radical journalists do it...telling the truth is only & exactly what is necessary, always. We clearly agree about this, and I respect this ethic in your writing.
I'm impressed by your article, but I have an eerie feeling after listening to the radio interview. I'm posting in the spirit of curiosity: what do you think the interview accomplished?
Here’s what I think. It definitely didn’t commit the crime I’ve described above, but it wasn’t neutral fact reporting either. That’s because hatred against Muslims is so pervasive and malignant in this country it’s simply not possible to objectively trot out the rote facts of a case like this (AK-47s, jihad, petty criminal records, “thugs”) and have a neutral or merely informative effect on a collective imagination that’s out of control.
So reporting facts that are true without inclusion of contextualizing truths results in something that rings very much like a lie.
There isn’t time to say much during an interview like this, but since more people get their information through sound bites than articles it only becomes more vital to include those complexifying elements that force thinking and direct people back to reality.
Are you having some anxiety about balancing your politics with your commitment to telling the truth?
Hi SnorkMaiden,
Thanks for your note.
Don't have much time here so have to keep it short.
To answer the questions: Why do an interview? Because I was invited and I love Frank Stachio's show.
To answer the question at the bottom of your letter:
No. ; )
Cheers,
Aaron
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