As Twitchy reported, the media’s self-absorption rate was off the charts this morning as recently fired New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson delivered the commencement address at Wake Forest. Not among the 1,000+ media reporters watching the speech was “This American Life” host Ira Glass, who surprised New York magazine by knowing nothing about it.
Ira Glass on Jill Abramson: "I have no idea what you're talking about." http://t.co/0X2ZdkUYkr pic.twitter.com/KYjsXtj7rR
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) May 19, 2014
“Am I, like, the only person in New York who hasn’t heard this?” Glass asked. Nor was he aware that Abramson was the Times’ first female editor. “Honestly, like, I’m a superfan of the New York Times, but I know nothing about how they put it together and I really don’t care.”
Gasp!
@jaketapper Breaking: Media finds member of media not obsessed with media
— Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) May 20, 2014
And this is news WHY? http://t.co/PPWfsEmCrh
— Sarah Brown (@brightidea21) May 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/A_BashirAbdi/status/468558346350768129
.@jaketapper will start writing essay about how your tweet got me to look up the interview.
— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) May 20, 2014
@jaketapper no "Glass ceiling" pun? You've dropped the ball, Tapper.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 20, 2014
Who in the media will be the first to get to the bottom of this mystery:
@jaketapper but what does Lena Dunham have to say about all of this
— Shawn Pasternak (@ShawnCP92) May 20, 2014
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