{"id":931,"date":"2016-11-23T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/jreyes\/?p=931"},"modified":"2016-11-23T12:37:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T16:37:17","slug":"ask-the-globe-to-investigate-trumps-appointees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/jreyes\/2016\/11\/23\/ask-the-globe-to-investigate-trumps-appointees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Globe to investigate Trump’s appointees"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love the Boston Globe newspaper. I’m a subscriber. They do really good work, like this very readable informational piece on assault riffles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So I thought, I don’t know much about Trumps appointees. And I can imagine a Thanksgiving conversation with my family going like this:<\/p>\n

\nDo you know anything about this Harold Hamm guy Trump wants on his cabinet? —No? Me, neither.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And that’s no good. I don’t know anything about billionaire, oil-tychoon Harold Hamm. Instead, I’d like the conversation to go more like this:<\/p>\n

\nDo you know anythign about this Harold Hamm guy Trump wants on his cabinet? No, let’s pull up his biography on the Boston Globe.<\/p>\n

What! Hamm tried to get university scientists fired<\/a> because he didn’t want them to report on earthquake activity associated with gas and oil extraction in his state?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Investigating Trump’s appointees and communicating their history is exactly what a good functioning, independent, free press can do. It’s a role critical to democracy because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth. And an good informed citizenry makes for a stronger republic. So I called the Boston Globe news room to pitch my idea. Here’s what I said:<\/p>\n

\nGood morning! My name is Joshua Reyes and I’m a subscriber to the Boston Globe. First, I’d like to that you for the good work the Globe does.<\/p>\n

I have something that I like the Globe to do. I’d like you to write biographies of Trump’s appointees. I don’t know much about them. So when I talk with my family about politics, I’d like to say, “Let’s just look up their biography on the Globe.” <\/p>\n

Can the Boston Globe investigate the appointees and publish individual bios of them?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The person who answered was really friendly and seemed to like the idea. She said she’d pass it on to their political editor.<\/p>\n

You can call, too! The news room number is (617) 929-3100<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The press needs help your help. Investigations take time and money to do well. Reporters need a livelihood, too. In this society, you get the news you pay for. So you should buy a subscription to your favorite local paper<\/strong>. If you need a suggestion, though, go for the Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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