Felix Salmon: I Said 'Masturbatory', Not 'Masturbation'
Same difference? On a freaky, spring Friday, it’s as good a question as any. It’s also the spark for one of today’s absolute must-reads.
From the eighth annual International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy (April 30- May 4), the hosts tweeted that Fusion TV’s Felix Salmon had said, quote: “Breaking news is the most masturbating thing journalists do.” Salmon has followed with a minor correction (he said “masturbatory”, not “masturbating”) and a whole bunch of elaboration:
The full quote was captured by the FT’s John Burn-Murdoch: “Breaking news is the most masturbatory thing journalists do.
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