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Posted by David Wearing on November 3, 2009, 7:03 am, in reply to "Re: Just before we draw the line under this"

Thanks, Walter. I've appreciated your input on this thread very much. I am however, as you rightly pointed out earlier, a stickler for detail :-) ....so.....

--Previous Message--
: I
: believe David immediately owned up to
: concessions in the way of language (and
: pulling punches in the message).

Just to clarify (I may not have been clear before - can't remember, its been a long thread); I was reasonably comfortable with the language and content of the article.

Had I had an extra 500 words to play with, I would probably have just added to the list of policy suggestions. Another 500 words and I would have gone into the the polling evidence showing that UK foreign policy does not reflect the will of the population, and maybe talked more about how people can get engaged in activism.

Only with further space would I have got into the influence of elites (on which, as I say, the press is an important sub-topic). But the question of influence is really a new subject on top of the ones I wanted to prioritise in the article.

As I've said, elite influence over foreign policy is the subject of my phd research. My preference is to wait until I've built up some substantive knowledge and analysis during the course of that research before I start talking about it too much, but my long term aim is to talk about it a lot, in books, talks, and, if I can get away with it, msm articles as well.

You're right to say that I did acknowledge earlier that I'd think twice - in respect of those future articles - about asking the msm to publish my direct criticism of it. Nothing surprising there, we know how the propaganda model works. In that future situation, I would either risk it based on the credibility I judged myself to have in their eyes as a scholar to make those kind of remarks, or I would choose to save such remarks for other media - books, talks, etc - and stick to the sort of dissident writing in the msm that I could sneak through the system.

Thanks
David

David Wearing
http://www.democratsdiary.co.uk

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Re: Just before we draw the line under this - walter November 3, 2009, 10:43 am

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--Previous Message-- : Thanks, Walter. I've appreciated your input on : this thread very much. I am however, as you : rightly pointed out earlier, a stickler for : detail :-) ....so..... : : --Previous Message-- : I : believe David immediately owned up to : concessions in the way of language (and : pulling punches in the message). : : Just to clarify (I may not have been clear : before - can't remember, its been a long : thread); I was reasonably comfortable with : the language and content of the article. : : Had I had an extra 500 words to play with, I : would probably have just added to the list : of policy suggestions. Another 500 words and : I would have gone into the the polling : evidence showing that UK foreign policy does : not reflect the will of the population, and : maybe talked more about how people can get : engaged in activism. : : Only with further space would I have got : into the influence of elites (on which, as I : say, the press is an important sub-topic). : But the question of influence is really a : new subject on top of the ones I wanted to : prioritise in the article. : : As I've said, elite influence over foreign : policy is the subject of my phd research. My : preference is to wait until I've built up : some substantive knowledge and analysis : during the course of that research before I : start talking about it too much, but my long : term aim is to talk about it a lot, in : books, talks, and, if I can get away with : it, msm articles as well. : : You're right to say that I did acknowledge : earlier that I'd think twice - in respect of : those future articles - about asking the msm : to publish my direct criticism of it. : Nothing surprising there, we know how the : propaganda model works. In that future : situation, I would either risk it based on : the credibility I judged myself to have in : their eyes as a scholar to make those kind : of remarks, or I would choose to save such : remarks for other media - books, talks, etc : - and stick to the sort of dissident writing : in the msm that I could sneak through the : system. : : Thanks : David :

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