"This is the problem in a world where we’re no longer outraged when gossip blogs outright make things up to suit a pre-ordained narrative. Bit by bit, it lowers the expectations we have of all media. Soon enough an unwarranted, made up attack makes it into what’s supposed to be the gold standard– the paper of record. And the columnist just gets away with it with nothing more than a little Twitter outrage. The worst part about this whole story– as I wrote in a PandoDigest last week– is that Morgan has won. The fact that she kept her job after calling 20-year-old Nuzzi a fame whore, and a twat and a slut bag is amazing. But far worse is that she succeeded in cementing the world’s view of Nuzzi. And she succeeded precisely because Nuzzi isn’t all the things that Morgan alleged. She didn’t want to be the focus of the story, so she turned down multiple offers to go on TV and tell her side of things. She didn’t want to be the fame whore that Morgan alleged. But in doing so, she gave up her opportunity to reframe the narrative. It was almost extortion by the press: Don’t want to be called a fame whore? Then come on TV and make your case!"
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:37:05 +0000
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