tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post2843736927057528766..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: The Right Stuff: IllustratedJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-4952624479095590392022-01-30T14:53:35.706-06:002022-01-30T14:53:35.706-06:00In almost running out of fuel, Carpenter almost ki...In almost running out of fuel, Carpenter almost killed himself which would have been a pretty big deal at that stage of the program. The other astronauts didn't ground him, that choice was made at a higher level. Endangering the program because you want to play scientist was something the program couldn't afford. Not at that stage.Chris Lopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603182786879935663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-69267127815125005572022-01-15T19:18:56.393-06:002022-01-15T19:18:56.393-06:00Journalism has always been all about telling us wh...Journalism has always been all about telling us what to think. 150 years ago journalism was already all about telling us what to think.<br /><br />The only difference with the New Journalism of the late 60s and 70s was that it was up-front about its biases. If you read Tom Wolfe you knew you were going to get a right-wing perspective.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-7253132056201672352022-01-13T09:31:27.354-06:002022-01-13T09:31:27.354-06:00The thing about the New Journalism is that well it...The thing about the New Journalism is that well it is entertaining, I wonder if using fiction techniques detracts from its accuracy. There is a lot to say for just telling what happened.<br /><br />Of course, now journalism is just people telling us what to think about what happened. That goes both for right wing sources like Fox News and left wing ones like MSNBC. (Though the talking heads on Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.com