Dan GillmorFeb 19, 2023

I keep wondering at what point Big Journalism will awaken to the threat(s) posed by DeSantis, who is a Trump-like power-monger but with more brains.

As Nieman Lab reports, his anti-journalism agenda is deeper and more dangerous, too.

But you can count on the NY Times et al to focus on everything but the danger he poses to democracy. Business as usual political "coverage" prevail for the most part.

So much as stake, and so little media awareness...

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/02/ron-desantis-is-weaponizing-partisan-media-and-weakening-independent-sources-of-news/

Ron DeSantis is weaponizing partisan media — and weakening independent sources of news

"Part of what makes DeSantis different is how he has paired his efforts to elevate partisan media with public policies meant to destabilize independent media."

Nieman Lab
Show threadLeianoraFeb 20, 2023
@brooklynmarie @dangillmor I often wonder how German media acted, reacted and what it ignored when it came to the crimes Hitler and his minions were committing.
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@EJGilbert @dangillmor I can tell you how the New York Times reacted, at least. June 1941: https://www.nytimes.com/1941/06/22/archives/the-art-of-propaganda-by-adolf-hitler.html
THE ART OF PROPAGANDA -- By Adolf Hitler

Mein Kampf; excerpts on art of propaganda; por

Feb 20, 2023 at 7:39pmWeb