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Anthony Bourdain Showed Us How to Make People Give a Shit. Journalism Has A Lot To Learn From It.

Upasna Gautam · 20 Oct 2026

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  1. Our reading

    Journalism's case for itself asks newcomers to take responsibility for an industry before showing them anything.

    Their wordsBut listen to what we’re asking of someone who isn’t already invested. Before we have introduced them to a single person, taken them anywhere, or helped them understand something happening down the street, we are asking them to accept responsibility for the survival of an industry.

  2. Our reading

    Journalism too often lets people supply the emotion while outside experts supply the meaning.

    Their wordsWay too often, journalism introduces someone just long enough to make a story feel human, then hands the explanation over to an “expert.” The person who lives there gets to supply the emotion but someone else gets to supply the meaning. Outsourcing the meaning = big problem.

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