Now that the media has officially abolished "objectivity" and "both sides-ism" as its guiding ethos, we need a new species of media critique
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But Trump has caused them to dispense with all that. And now when pundits shriek "false equivalency!" they do it to deflect criticism of HRC
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So we've entered a new era, with a new dominant media ethos. That can be a good thing. But it needs to be acknowledged and reckoned with.
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Media critics can't stay mired in yesteryear when phony "objectivity" was in fact the dominant ethos. It's clearly been supplanted.
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Reckoning with this shift requires a degree of self-awareness and self-criticism that I doubt most media are capable of. But we shall see.
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Without endorsing his mentalism, Trump is an actual threat to the system that has served the media pretty well.
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He also benefited massively from media exposure.
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@EricTerman that's the new media to me. I remember media before that crap came about. LolThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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