Tunnel Vision
"A single explanation, in short, shouldn't automatically cause us to ignore alternatives" (164).
Chap. 10 discusses hedgehogs, or journalists who emphasize one important big thing, but ignore many other contributing factors. I don't go for the book's idea about journalists being afraid to focus on peronal characteristics for fear of "blaming the victim." Since when have journalist taken the high road before? Social problems rarely stem from a monocausal problem, but are the culmination of many interlinked forces that must be disceted and looked at individually.
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