Notebook

One 
of 
the 
things 
that 
distinguishes
 (quote‐unquote)
 “new 
journalism” 
from
 some 
of 
its more 
traditional 
forms 
is 
that 
the 
reader 
is 
really 
going
 to 
be 
looking
 for 
analysis,
meaning,
 context, 
argument. 
Unless
 you 
come
 across
 some 
really
 fresh 
and 
proprietary information
 ‐‐ 
it’s
 great
 to
 get 
a 
scoop, 
but 
it 
won’t 
happen
 very 
often
 ‐‐ 
it’s 
not
 enough just
 to 
present 
the 
information 
verbatim.
 One 
of 
the 
flaws 
of
 political
 journalism, 
in
 fact, 
is 
that 
a 
lot 
of 
what 
amounts 
to 
spin
 is 
given 
authority 
by 
being 
reported
 at 
face
 value.