Right Wing media is driving terrorism and fueling conspiracy theories and uniformly the left cannot figure out a media strategy. Giving "the left" a broad definition, it's media savvy ranges from MSNBC to Chapo. Pretty sad.
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Outlets like Unicorn Riot and IGD are amazing but let's not pretend they have a wide footprint.
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Disdain for the media is common among leftists and organizers and frankly they just don't get it. Media engagement is a slogfest but it is necessary work.
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Not every piece is going to be A+ fawning coverage and not every piece that is imperfect is a disaster.
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I've talked with a lot of folks about media and how we engage with them in Charlottesville and almost universally these groups fail at many levels. Leftist organizing needs to engage with the media better.
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When you're getting played by people who can seriously peddle wild conspiracy theories you need to start realizing you're not playing the game right.
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Maybe one day I'll write a thing about media engagement but the general points are:
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Actually hm, I'm gonna save this one for a while.
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I will say this: - if any story comes out and it's a surprise to you, you're doing media engagement wrong.
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