> [Arlo] > That the Guardian assumes some intelligence among its readers is to be > admired... > > [Case] > Well you sure don't see than happening in the US. But as Platt so clearly > demonstrates there really isn't much need.
[Platt] Since when is intelligence measured by how many lines of a newspaper article you read? Good journalism gives you an accurate story right at the top, then adds details from most to least important. As you guys so clearly illustrate, you missed that ... plus a lot of other basic knowledge . . . somewhere along the line in your education, such as it was. [Case] The reason this works is that a newspaper can usually assume that its readers have a common background and context for what they are reading. You on the other go read a newspaper from a foreign country and assume you have the proper background to understand the context and skim it. Then complain because the stupid foreigners don't write so you can understand. This is why they call us Ugly Americans. I reiterate my comments from above. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
