Day 1,629: sleight, suffrage
These ideas will be challenged by newsrooms that see “objectivity” as a sleight of hand which privileged groups use to embed their own power.
America progressed from narrowcast media and a limited franchise in the early days of the republic to broadcast media and universal suffrage.
Artwork of the day
The sleight of hand in the barn
Ludwig KnausOriginal Title:Der taschenspieler in der scheuneDate:1862Style:Academicism,RealismGenre:genre paintingMedia:oil
Word of the day
sleight of hand: speed and skill of the hand when performingtricks
suffrage: the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in a government:
Quote of the day
“That’s Manhattan today—all the money goes up top, while the infrastructure wastes away from neglect. The famous skyline is a cheap trick now, a sleight-of-hand to draw your eye from the truth, as illusory as a bodybuilder with osteoporosis.”
― Andrew Vachss, Mask Market
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