Nicole Solis » absurd journalism http://www.commamommas.com Editor, writer, comma momma Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2010 Nicole Solis nicole@commamommas.com () nicole@commamommas.com () posts Editor, writer, comma momma nicole@commamommas.com No no http://www.commamommas.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Nicole Solis http://www.commamommas.com 144 144 Does Bo know he’s the president’s dog? | Absurd journalism http://www.commamommas.com/2009/04/does-bo-know-hes-the-presidents-dog-absurd-journalism/ http://www.commamommas.com/2009/04/does-bo-know-hes-the-presidents-dog-absurd-journalism/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:46:43 +0000 Nicole http://www.commamommas.com/?p=18 Occasionally, I stumble across articles that are an amazing use of someone’s deep journalistic skills. For example, this NY Times article about a pretty pithy topic — Bo, the White House dog — gets impressively deep. The reporting is solid, yet it’s clear that the reporter knows that he’s writing about the White House dog, especially when he quotes Thomas Aquinas. He incorporates just the right amount of absurdity in the piece on a fairly absurd topic. I love the art of it.

I want to coin a phrase for this type of article (absournalism? Ick. I need some help here).

Link: Does Bo Know He’s the President’s Dog? – NYTimes.com

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