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Earthquake reporting creates unpleasant drama

Tsunami

Hours after the Chile earthquake, there’s a drama unravelling in media that borrows its narrative from pop culture: The foreboding reporting. I’m not sure I feel comfortable with a tone borrowed from “The Day After Tomorrow” right after a major disaster. Read more



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Storytelling is music journalism’s last resort

In a recent rant, Swedish journalist Carl Reinholdtzon Belfrage heavily criticized how he feels that music journalism has reduced itself to storytelling without an ounce of analysis or criticism. Uhm, sorry, but what else is there left? Read more



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“The best song ever written” – Paul Morley’s writing on Joy Division

When it comes to music journalism, there are a number of texts that I always return to, texts that are to me what “Be My Baby” was to Brian Wilson. Some of my absolute favourites are Paul Morleys on Joy Division and New Order from the “Palatine” box-set. Read more



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