David zweig (davidzweig) sur Twitter. In an Age of Self-Promotion, Celebrating the Invisibles - David Zweig. By David Zweig | 1:21 PM February 28, 2014 Among the films nominated for an Oscar this Sunday, I am rooting for one in particular.
Morgan Neville’s“Twenty Feet From Stardom”, a contender in the Best Documentary Feature category, is an examination of pop music’s backup singers, and launches its subjects, at least briefly, into the limelight. These artists have made crucial contributions to the oeuvres of some of the biggest names in music – The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Luther Vandross – but to most fans are completely anonymous. While the press has made much hay, and rightfully so, about these talented singers finally getting their due, what hasn’t been emphasized is the film’s message about the nobility in doing unseen work. I’ve spent the past two years interviewing and meeting with “invisible” professionals like this film’s stars.
Invisibles by David Zweig: The Power of Anonymous Work. “You never read a great magazine article and think to yourself, ‘Who fact-checked this?’”
Observed David Zweig, author of the forthcoming Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion. “It’s only if a fact-checker makes a mistake that anyone thinks of them.” But Zweig—who spent five years working as a fact-checker at Conde Nast—isn’t resentful. Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion eBook: David Zweig: Kindle Store.