Dan GillmorMar 3, 2023

1. Big Journalism is shocked, shocked to discover that the Murdoch family's Fox "News" is a completely partisan propaganda outlet, spewing lies and injecting poison into our civic bloodstream.

2. Big Journalism has known this for many years. The sudden surprise is a pretense that only highlights the way the craft has treated -- will continue to treat -- Fox as if it had a shred of legitimacy.

3. Big Journalism will be shocked, shocked the next time a court case reveals what was already known.

Show threadDamon KiesowMar 4, 2023
@dangillmor It is interesting the level of proof/institutional legitimacy required to move the debate for national journalism. In this case literally a deposition of the owner after an insurrection, the decade’s prior evidence not sufficing.
Show threadDan GillmorMar 4, 2023
@dkiesow Here's the thing: The traditional press will continue to treat it as a legitimate news organization in every way that matters -- e.g. permitting its people to be members of elite membership organizations. Sadly, IMO, I doubt the debate has moved much at all.
Show threadVoron
@dangillmor @dkiesow Of course, because legitimacy is not determined but how factual a network is but by it’s viewership and number of affiliates & ad revenue etc 🤷‍♂️
Mar 4, 2023 at 3:07amWeb