Disco
@presslawyer.bsky.social
My Hell Gate subscription fee was worth it for this article alone.
There's been a lot of talk about the Nuzzi / Lizza / RFK Jr. business.
But there's an angle no one has considered.
If you're interested in journalism drama, in the power of narrative to shape perception, or in the very nature of identity, READ THIS:
But there's an angle no one has considered.
If you're interested in journalism drama, in the power of narrative to shape perception, or in the very nature of identity, READ THIS:
The Only Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. Take You Need to Read
Your group chat isn’t talking about this part of it—but they should be.
hellgatenyc.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My Hell Gate subscription fee was worth it for this article alone.
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if the world's richest man can afford to make a nazi salute but a 31 year old meterologist can't afford to criticize him for doing so, it suggests that the price of speech may in fact be slightly higher than "free"
January 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
if the world's richest man can afford to make a nazi salute but a 31 year old meterologist can't afford to criticize him for doing so, it suggests that the price of speech may in fact be slightly higher than "free"
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Just a friendly reminder to all my journalist friends: Happy Thanksgiving, best to your family for a season of togetherness and peace, and if you write about the new Drake defamation lawsuit without attaching it I am going to eat your heart in the marketplace.
November 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Just a friendly reminder to all my journalist friends: Happy Thanksgiving, best to your family for a season of togetherness and peace, and if you write about the new Drake defamation lawsuit without attaching it I am going to eat your heart in the marketplace.
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YES: "The biggest story about media and the internet is that new technology — AI, social media, smartphones, etc. — keeps driving down the cost of producing bullshit while the cost of obtaining quality information only goes up." - @mattdpearce.bsky.social
Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy
The truth is going out of business as technology turns us into a folk-story society, ripe for influence by a demagogue.
mattdpearce.substack.com
November 12, 2024 at 7:57 AM
YES: "The biggest story about media and the internet is that new technology — AI, social media, smartphones, etc. — keeps driving down the cost of producing bullshit while the cost of obtaining quality information only goes up." - @mattdpearce.bsky.social
Copyright law is terrible except when I like the outcome s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
September 17, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Copyright law is terrible except when I like the outcome s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Disco has taken a break from media law commentary to welcome his new sister into the world.
September 20, 2023 at 4:38 PM
Disco has taken a break from media law commentary to welcome his new sister into the world.
My name is Zach. I'm a media lawyer representing independent and local journalists pro bono.
This is Disco. He has thoughts about media law that I will be sharing, such as:
Warhol v. Goldsmith incorrectly stands for the proposition that fair use doesn't count if you could have paid for it.
This is Disco. He has thoughts about media law that I will be sharing, such as:
Warhol v. Goldsmith incorrectly stands for the proposition that fair use doesn't count if you could have paid for it.
September 13, 2023 at 8:03 PM
My name is Zach. I'm a media lawyer representing independent and local journalists pro bono.
This is Disco. He has thoughts about media law that I will be sharing, such as:
Warhol v. Goldsmith incorrectly stands for the proposition that fair use doesn't count if you could have paid for it.
This is Disco. He has thoughts about media law that I will be sharing, such as:
Warhol v. Goldsmith incorrectly stands for the proposition that fair use doesn't count if you could have paid for it.