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a textbook example of "concision"

Posted by nicholasm on November 4, 2009, 8:16 pm, in reply to "agree with you all"

The brevity of the interview was also disappointing. As one person has already pointed out, the show was little over 20 minutes of which Chomsky talked for about half of that. How can HARDtalk claim to be an "in-depth" current affairs show based on such a paltry timespan?

I think Chomsky refers to this as "concision" in the mainstream media. The boiling down of important issues into ridiculously short soundbytes.

--Previous Message--
: compared to the vast majority of chomsky
: videos available online, this interviewer
: stands out as one of the poorest
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: --Previous Message--
: Pity then that when confronted with Sackur's
: "fact" about Taliban-sheltered
: Jihadists from Afghanistan being responsible
: for 9/11, Chomsky only meekly responds that
: that is his belief too, with only the
: proviso that it's "only a belief".
:
: Chomsky could also have metioned that even
: five years after the event, the FBI still
: have no evidence linking Bin Laden to the
: crime of 9/11.
:
:
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: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700687.html
:
: There can be no serious opposition to the
: Afghan war without first addressing its
: mythical cassus belli. With his cagey answer
: here, it seems Chomsky may have finally
: begun to understand this.
:
:
:
:

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and where are all the questions viewers sent in? - nicholasm November 4, 2009, 8:21 pm
- When all's said, though, it was still a brilliant showing by an old, bereaved man. Shame on the fool - Rhisiart Gwilym November 4, 2009, 9:08 pm

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--Previous Message-- : The brevity of the interview was also : disappointing. As one person has already : pointed out, the show was little over 20 : minutes of which Chomsky talked for about : half of that. How can HARDtalk claim to be : an "in-depth" current affairs show : based on such a paltry timespan? : : I think Chomsky refers to this as : "concision" in the mainstream : media. The boiling down of important issues : into ridiculously short soundbytes. : : : : --Previous Message-- : compared to the vast majority of chomsky : videos available online, this interviewer : stands out as one of the poorest : : --Previous Message-- : Pity then that when confronted with Sackur's : "fact" about Taliban-sheltered : Jihadists from Afghanistan being responsible : for 9/11, Chomsky only meekly responds that : that is his belief too, with only the : proviso that it's "only a belief". : : Chomsky could also have metioned that even : five years after the event, the FBI still : have no evidence linking Bin Laden to the : crime of 9/11. : : : : : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700687.html : : There can be no serious opposition to the : Afghan war without first addressing its : mythical cassus belli. With his cagey answer : here, it seems Chomsky may have finally : begun to understand this. : : : : : :

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