Now back to the beginning, and why I stopped hating the media. When I got some big stories, reporters from NYT and WaPO and others hit me up hardcore. I learned that INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS don't give a f-ck. They'll run it. But to general public, "the media" is a monolith.
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Cable News is fake news. The NY Times broke the Clinton email server story. They do good work. HOWEVER. Real journalists get tossed in with the fake ones because journalists don't self-police. They look the other way when lies about MAGA people are told. Which means...
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Journalists have turned this stuff into tribalism. When fellow reporters smear or lie or even fake news, they look away. Which means for the sake of survival, Trump and MAGA must call all journalism fake news. Simple game theory. It's not sustainable, and ends badly for all.
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Here's an example of media bias in action. Scott Pelly is a good guy, but he took the Clinton campaign at its word. And COULD NOT explain why anyone should do this. As if Clinton were more trustworthy than Trump. Leading to this moment.https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/846150373551288320 …
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Clinton staffer Philippe Reines was sexually harassing journalists DURING THE CAMPAIGN. This did not get reported at the time. That's media bias in action.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2018/04/20/amy-chozick-covered-hillary-clinton-for-a-decade-heres-what-she-learned-and-what-she-endured/ …
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Americans have a fundamental sense of fair play, and it's clear to all that the rules are different for conservatives. And it doesn't have to be this way! In fact, "the market" is moving away from the cable news model. Enter podcasts.
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Who controls the media? Advertisers. Right now the ad money goes to cable news, which is inherently biased, but podcasts and long form conversation are in the rise. But the market shows the majority of people want long-form, unedited content.
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Media is inherently self-referential (media-on-media stories), and thus they are missing a trend. People on left like Dave Rubin, JP, Weinstein are drawing thousands of people REGULARLY, and Moly doing same on the right. How many CNN town halls would attract those crowds?
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Short form, edited content gets well-funded because advertisers haven't made the switch. But the real, organic demand is for long-form video. "Show us both sides, show us the facts, let us decide." Yet you don't see podcasts reported on much, other than when attacked.
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We are still in transition phase. Cable subscriptions subsidize networks, but when users - especially under 40 - have a choice, they choose podcasts. This isn't a trend. Human connection is universal. And legacy media, especially with the built-in biases, won't influence 20204.
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The REAL trends, not outrage stuff on TV, is trending in the right direction - Human connection, long form content, which is both critical, empathetic. In the short term, however, it gets worse - Livelihoods destroyed - Shootings + bombings We are in major transition phase.
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Sarkon of Akkad has a family. His livelihood was destroyed. The far left is gleeful. They don't have any sense that he is a human being. This is a dangerous mindset for them, and also draws a counter-reaction.
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What is the far left going to do when they've deplatformed everyone they hate, which is 40% of country? They haven't thought this through. If you WANTED bad stuff to happen in U.S., you'd applaud the far left's actions to bankrupt people. They are radicalizing moderates.
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Anyhow, I hope you have found this thread useful and not too self-indulgent. I don't like the short-term trends, which is why I am really working to be nice(ish) and not part of the problem. Civilization is worth preserving. Merry Christmas!
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Don’t forget Keith Ellison
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Wait! If the Russians didn’t do anything, what “Russian tactics” are you talking about?
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you are literally referencing a story in the 'failing' ny times
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