Journal of Economic Perspectives
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Economists and the Media
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 6,
no. 3, Summer 1992
(pp. 73–77)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
When my colleagues at The New York Times use the word "academic," they intend no compliment; they mean irrelevant. And when my former colleagues in the academy describe someone's work as "journalistic," they invariably mean shallow. One way to frame discussion for this symposium is to ask how well economists who deal with the media bridge the gap between thoughtful irrelevance and engrossing superficiality. From my vantage point, the answer is remarkably well. . . . As a journalist, I could stop here, having rendered a clear editorial opinion, . . . . but academics, even retired ones, yearn to criticize. So here goes.Citation
Weinstein, Michael. 1992. "Economists and the Media." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 6 (3): 73–77. DOI: 10.1257/jep.6.3.73JEL Classification
- A11 Role of Economics; Role of Economists
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