Text-message interviews with big-name sources are on the rise. But are they as authentic and transparent as boosters claim?
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I’m a millennial writer, and I’m mad as hell about Jill Abramson.
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Links are a powerful transparency tool, but only in moderation, and not as a substitute for the basics of writing and argumentation.