“Issues that seem really intractable at the national level often aren’t at the local level. That’s why we think there’s a lot of opportunity for coverage there.”
“I see my role as a sort of reinforcement editor, ensuring that the good stuff is always percolating to the top. Sometimes the news isn’t as neat as an algorithm wants to make it.”
The column, which curates right-of-center perspectives for the site’s left-of-center audience, “gets across the idea that the divergence in values in this country is real and persistent.”
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Owen, Laura Hazard. "With “Burst Your Bubble,” The Guardian pushes readers beyond their political news boundaries." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Feb. 2017. Web. 31 Mar. 2025.
APA
Owen, L. (2017, Feb. 10). With “Burst Your Bubble,” The Guardian pushes readers beyond their political news boundaries. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/02/with-burst-your-bubble-the-guardian-pushes-readers-beyond-their-political-news-boundaries/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "With “Burst Your Bubble,” The Guardian pushes readers beyond their political news boundaries." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified February 10, 2017. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/02/with-burst-your-bubble-the-guardian-pushes-readers-beyond-their-political-news-boundaries/.
Wikipedia
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