"The Press"? Right now I'm listening to Media Matters, a project of the Courier Newsroom. Do you want to declare war on them too? Do you want to declare war on, say, ProPublica, which broke the story of Clarence Thomas's "gifts" from billionaire Harlan Crow and others? Maybe you should be a bit more specific.
"The Press"? Right now I'm listening to Media Matters, a project of the Courier Newsroom. Do you want to declare war on them too? Do you want to declare war on, say, ProPublica, which broke the story of Clarence Thomas's "gifts" from billionaire Harlan Crow and others? Maybe you should be a bit more specific.
Please provide me with a suitable description for how average Americans are being led to believe that Biden is on his death bed, is destroying America and Convict Trump is the Savior and IтАЩll use that
But they are NOT treating him as the dangerous criminal, a guy ON BAIL, who has promised to be a dictator on day one and was just handed the power to be just that by SCOTUS. They are NOT doing their job in their role in a democracy to inform citizens accurately so that we can then act and vote in accordance with that information.
Apples and oranges. Yes, Substack and the news media both qualify as "media," but the differences are major. Substack comprises many voices, some with a vast number of subscribers, others with very few. The reach of the corporate news outlets -- print, cable, web, TV -- dwarfs that of Substack and even Twitter in the pre-Musk days. I have yet to see any Substack column being piped in to a doctor's office or bar.
Good point. On my last visit to an Emergency Department Fox was blaring from a large screen TV. A well known BBQ chain airs FOX and Newsmax and plays the Star Spangled Banner once an hour so that patrons have to stop, stand, and sing during their meal.
I don't see The Bullwark or Meidas Touch playing in any bars or restaraunts.
SCOTUS has become an arm of the right wing. The Presidential Immunity decision just topped the "wedding cake" of bad decisions they have made.
Yes, I read and hear lots of great info on Substack about that, but it's not getting the hard hitting front page reporting from main stream media that this whole oligarch created anti-democracy movement deserves.
Trumpism is being normalized in the media like some commentary on a reality TV show, instead of being boldly exposed.
The Republicans had Victor Orban as a keynote speaker for Christ's sakes!
Not universally or as often and forcefully as I'd also like. News reporters and editors still adhere to the traditional model of striving for balance and neutrality ("the voice from nowehere," as NYU journalism Professor Jay Rosen derides it) and forcus too much on the "horse trace" rather than the stakes . . .
"Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency. He has demonstrated an utter lack of respect for the Constitution, the rule of law and the American people. Instead of a cogent vision for the countryтАЩs future, Mr. Trump is animated by a thirst for political power: to use the levers of government to advance his interests, satisfy his impulses and exact retribution against those who he thinks have wronged him. . . .
"We urge voters to see the dangers of a second Trump term clearly and to reject it. The stakes and significance of the presidency demand a person who has essential qualities and values to earn our trust, and on each one, Donald Trump fails."
"Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency."
thing of it is... he showed this in 2016. And got elected anyway.
The gop/tea party has been building this effort since the Reagan era. They've had 40+ years to infiltrate school boards, city offices, state offices, federal offices, all the way up to the supreme court. They have also infiltrated the media, not only with Faux News, but even the NYT and WaPo have 'journalists' in their newsrooms skewing the narrative.
Honestly people, this is a mountain we are hoping to dismantle. I agree that we must do it. But I don't think this one election will fix the whole mess. This has to be an ongoing effort. We need to dedicate the next 40 years to getting back what we've lost in the last 40.
An extreme outlier preaching pure propaganda solely to MAGA acolytes. Not part of mainstream media in the respected or legitimate sense, as widely defined.
That's why my comment is qualified with "that I see." ["No newspapers, news sites or broadcasters that I see are treating Trump as a savior."]
Well said. There is a press out there,but it is harder to find. NYT (among others) seems to have suddenly fallen toward the right, ignoring the chasm that Trump, Leonard, SCOTUS, et al is pushing democracy into.
The Foxification of "news" is driving the narrative, and much of America has been lulled into a zombie like trance of blind acceptance.
We have a few short months to ring the warning bells. No time for rest or room for division in this mission.
"The Press"? Right now I'm listening to Media Matters, a project of the Courier Newsroom. Do you want to declare war on them too? Do you want to declare war on, say, ProPublica, which broke the story of Clarence Thomas's "gifts" from billionaire Harlan Crow and others? Maybe you should be a bit more specific.
Please provide me with a suitable description for how average Americans are being led to believe that Biden is on his death bed, is destroying America and Convict Trump is the Savior and IтАЩll use that
Corporate MSM. Media Matters and ProPublica are not that.
Exactly my point. "The press" needs a qualifier like "corporate" or "mainstream" to clarify what's meant.
Susanna, Hmm, The Corporate Press? ThatтАЩs the qualifier that distinguishes the legit from the crumb bums?
What qualifies (for instance) Pro Publica as тАЬnonтАЭ MSM?
Should I just specifically name every guilty press orgs in every post, or did you surmise what I meant ahead of time?
ProPublica is funded entirely by donations. It is not owned by conservative billionaires.
Mary. Yes I know. I contribute. I used them on ourpose
Please be more careful with your blanket statements.
Hmmm, I shall, however using your suggestion doesnтАЩt seem too descriptive in the face of your critique
Whoa now -- you unfairly conflate *some* media outlets with a wide and deep news industry that is doing nothing close to what you suggest.
No newspapers, news sites or broadcasters that I see are treating Trump as a savior. None. Not a single one.
But they are NOT treating him as the dangerous criminal, a guy ON BAIL, who has promised to be a dictator on day one and was just handed the power to be just that by SCOTUS. They are NOT doing their job in their role in a democracy to inform citizens accurately so that we can then act and vote in accordance with that information.
I respectfully disagree, Joy. We clearly read and watch different media, a category that includes Substack.
I do agree with Joyce that journalists and citizens should learn and talk more about Project 2025. We're in this together.
Apples and oranges. Yes, Substack and the news media both qualify as "media," but the differences are major. Substack comprises many voices, some with a vast number of subscribers, others with very few. The reach of the corporate news outlets -- print, cable, web, TV -- dwarfs that of Substack and even Twitter in the pre-Musk days. I have yet to see any Substack column being piped in to a doctor's office or bar.
Good point. On my last visit to an Emergency Department Fox was blaring from a large screen TV. A well known BBQ chain airs FOX and Newsmax and plays the Star Spangled Banner once an hour so that patrons have to stop, stand, and sing during their meal.
I don't see The Bullwark or Meidas Touch playing in any bars or restaraunts.
Substack has become a commentary website that qualifies as social media, It is not true journalism.
SCOTUS has become an arm of the right wing. The Presidential Immunity decision just topped the "wedding cake" of bad decisions they have made.
Yes, I read and hear lots of great info on Substack about that, but it's not getting the hard hitting front page reporting from main stream media that this whole oligarch created anti-democracy movement deserves.
Trumpism is being normalized in the media like some commentary on a reality TV show, instead of being boldly exposed.
The Republicans had Victor Orban as a keynote speaker for Christ's sakes!
https://open.substack.com/pub/luciantruscott/p/new-york-times-editorial-on-trump?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7ygy0
Joy. Brava
Alan, are they treating him as a convicted, dangerous pariah as he is?
Not universally or as often and forcefully as I'd also like. News reporters and editors still adhere to the traditional model of striving for balance and neutrality ("the voice from nowehere," as NYU journalism Professor Jay Rosen derides it) and forcus too much on the "horse trace" rather than the stakes . . .
. . . But I'm heartened by sharp-edged editoria;s such as The New York Times' today (July 11), headlined "Donald Trump Is Unfit to Lead" [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/11/opinion/editorials/donald-trump-2024-unfit.html]. Excerpts:
"Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency. He has demonstrated an utter lack of respect for the Constitution, the rule of law and the American people. Instead of a cogent vision for the countryтАЩs future, Mr. Trump is animated by a thirst for political power: to use the levers of government to advance his interests, satisfy his impulses and exact retribution against those who he thinks have wronged him. . . .
"We urge voters to see the dangers of a second Trump term clearly and to reject it. The stakes and significance of the presidency demand a person who has essential qualities and values to earn our trust, and on each one, Donald Trump fails."
"Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency."
thing of it is... he showed this in 2016. And got elected anyway.
The gop/tea party has been building this effort since the Reagan era. They've had 40+ years to infiltrate school boards, city offices, state offices, federal offices, all the way up to the supreme court. They have also infiltrated the media, not only with Faux News, but even the NYT and WaPo have 'journalists' in their newsrooms skewing the narrative.
Honestly people, this is a mountain we are hoping to dismantle. I agree that we must do it. But I don't think this one election will fix the whole mess. This has to be an ongoing effort. We need to dedicate the next 40 years to getting back what we've lost in the last 40.
Baby steps!?
Then thete's this ctitique of the NYT article:
https://open.substack.com/pub/luciantruscott/p/new-york-times-editorial-on-trump?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7ygy0
Fox? WSJ? Newsmax? New York Post?
Fox News.
An extreme outlier preaching pure propaganda solely to MAGA acolytes. Not part of mainstream media in the respected or legitimate sense, as widely defined.
That's why my comment is qualified with "that I see." ["No newspapers, news sites or broadcasters that I see are treating Trump as a savior."]
with MSM, look at who owns the publication.
Well said. There is a press out there,but it is harder to find. NYT (among others) seems to have suddenly fallen toward the right, ignoring the chasm that Trump, Leonard, SCOTUS, et al is pushing democracy into.
The Foxification of "news" is driving the narrative, and much of America has been lulled into a zombie like trance of blind acceptance.
We have a few short months to ring the warning bells. No time for rest or room for division in this mission.