Slate's Explainer.
It has been years since we've been a regular reader of
Slate. But on the advice of a
Fellow Blogger we started reading it again. And the thing that has kept our attention all week (we know it's only Tuesday, but stay with us) is the
Explainer feature. One problem we have with modern media coverage is the amount of assumed knowledge present in so many stories. The value of the Explainer, then, is to take a current event and explain some part of it that is glossed over in other coverage. The stories are all over the map, from the strange Roger Clemens saga (
explanation of types and purposes of immunity) to the New Hampshire primaries (
explanation of why Obama and Clinton walked away with the same number of delegates even though Clinton won the primary).
We love the premise of this feature and are hopeful that the internet and its vast space (combined with bloggers and the competition they offer for readership) will encourage tradional media outlets to cut down on assumed knowledge and start giving edible background on stories.
