![]() ![]() The most interesting thing about Adams’s downfall, coming as it did amid a national game of hunt-the-racist that has been ongoing for the better part of a decade, is not whether it was deserved it’s that it was entirely predictable, and Adams of all people surely knew this. Cancel culture is the context, the medium, the social marinade in which we are all soaking. To focus on the particulars of individual cancellations - whether they’re reasonable or unreasonable, deserved or not - is to miss the broader point that each cancellation, whether objectionable or not, exists against the same backdrop of generalised intolerance.Īs such, demanding to know if what happened to Adams represents an instance of “cancel culture” is as absurd as asking if our hypothetical, self-described sorceress, swinging from the gallows in Salem, was the victim of a witch hunt. For as long as “cancel culture” (a term I really loathe, and which, notably, the Harper’s letter did not include) has been a topic of discussion, there are those who have fundamentally misunderstood what is being discussed. ![]() I did not, for what I assume are obvious reasons, respond to it directly - and yet, I do think it is an interesting artefact in its own right. I was among the recipients of this email, having been a signatory on the aforementioned Harper‘s letter in support of free speech more than two and a half years ago. Is what happened to Scott an example of “cancel culture”? If not, how do you distinguish what happened to Scott from “cancel culture”? In July 2020, you were among a group of writers that signed a letter saying that “it is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought.” My questions are:ĭo you object to Adams being dropped by major papers and his syndicate? If not, why not? Within days of this incident, a certain cohort of writers, artists and public intellectuals received the following, bizarre request for comment from a reporter at the newsletter Popular Information: Yet as salacious a topic as Adams’s apparent support for the re-segregation of American society is, some media figures have chosen not to examine it but to use it as a cudgel. Having an understanding of what drives podcast subscriptions, and a keen editorial and visual sense of how to package promotions to drive listeners.Suggested reading Tár and the triumph of amoral artists.Be experienced on Adobe Audition and comfortable editing audio on a tight deadline and under pressure.Work with the editorial and production teams to ensure effective production, promotion and marketing of podcast content.To generate additional clips and social media promotional materials that will drive audience to the podcast.We’re hoping to generate a number of news-adjacent podcasts as well as our current roster of longer term, broader interviews so being reactive, quick on your feet and able to turn around content in short order is a must.You will be responsible for fixing contributors and high-profile interviewees, setting up outside broadcasts, and looking ahead to what stories we should be covering in the future.You will be the go to person and the driving force for all things podcast!. ![]() ![]() You’d be ably supported in this role by UnHerd’s top calibre editorial and production team and operating from our brand new Westminster HQ, replete with state of the art building wide AV capability and dedicated podcast and film studios. The successful applicant should be a podcasting all rounder that can take an idea, bid a guest, record faultless in-person and down-the-line interviews, edit, launch, package and market the podcast to maximal effect. We are looking for a savvy, news-engaged podcast producer to lead in developing a number of brand new podcasts, helping us better understand and engage with our listeners, launch on new platforms and ultimately, drive new listeners to our podcasts. ![]()
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