The media lost its sweet cash cow information markets thanks to the internet. They created Trump as part of the effort to survive, with a little help from Russia and a LOT of help from revengeful Trumpies (don’t get confused about the centrality of bad voters). Everything burned.
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Another thing I wonder is: when everything across the board has been going to hell, why has news media been going there double quick? Is it because Trump has been attacking and undermining them with extra vigor as the Red Resentment Revenge Emissary in Chief? No, that’s too easy
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I think it’s because they’ve been the only institution truly above judgment and accountability so far. To the point it took a populist near-coup to make them even notice there were issues beyond the internet eating their lavish 3-martini lunch.
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While most of my own personal interactions with journalists have been positive, a few times yeah... the sense of being judged by a priest themselves above judgment. And unaware of their own distinct lack of saintliness.
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He’s been as much part of the problem as anyone. Media people pointing fingers at each other and moving around (old or new doesn’t matter: Vox=Infowars=Fox=NYT) is just shit stirring itself.
It’s not as academic as the comparison upthread to politicians. I have no interest in being a politician. But I’m clearly adjacent to news media. The main difference being unwillingness to do fieldwork.