I wish I had the time - or maybe I'm just not smart enough - to disassemble conventional wisdom like some people can. But then, maybe I'm just lazy.
As a former member of the media (yes, I was actually a paid newspaper reporter back in the day) I can testify to the truthfulness of the assertion of GroupThink in the media. I saw it every day in the newsroom.
The linked article has some interesting things to say about GroupThink and the recession. Let's use one example - "It's the worse economy since the Great Depression". Uh, except that it isn't. It may be worse that 74-75 (may, not is) but it's not as bad as 81-82. I was there.
But Rex Hammock thinks the GroupThink of the media scrum may be changing its narrative. As my hero Glenn Reynolds says, read the whole thing.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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