Dan GillmorMar 6, 2023

The NY Times continues to normalize extremists, none more dangerous than Florida's radical-right governor.

Journalistic business as usual -- in the face of existential threats to our democracy -- runs deep and wide in the Times' political coverage. And it is clear that the Times' top executives want it that way.

#journalism #nytimes

Show threadMelanie SillMar 6, 2023
@dangillmor I’d been waiting for the Times to cover the Florida legislation — I’m surprised often these days by how bad the national coverage is. Everything is cast in a partisan political frame. They don’t hold politicans accountable to people — more than ever, they seem to just be calling the game. And writing a lot of stories about fiber in your diet.
Show threadDan GillmorMar 6, 2023
@melaniesill There is expanding institutional rot in political journalism, nowhere more dangerously so than the Times. It is so disheartening.
Show threadMelanie SillMar 6, 2023
@dangillmor A waste of a lot of journalistic firepower. And no accountability (as we discussed before) —
Show threadDan Gillmor
@melaniesill They're so good in so many other ways, but anything relating to politics is a journalistic toxic waste dump.
Mar 6, 2023 at 2:09amWeb
Show threadunderoakMar 6, 2023

@dangillmor @melaniesill I only see one legislative advancer among the "msm" that captures the extremism and also the Tallahassee toadyism. But then that toadyism might just be on the surface, who knows. It's early in session.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-florida-legislature-desantis-agenda-20230306-7gwqkvsu6bhm5dj2v6saofye7u-story.html

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Show threadunderoakMar 6, 2023

@dangillmor @melaniesill Some folks might have reason to stay there or move there. But it looks like the northern and western transplants are rapidly letting Florida become worse than Texas or Mississippi. Most media outlets are silent because they need access.

It’s too late, except as a warning to a few other states.

I just hope that the reply person from *Charlotte,* raised in Alabama, can find and read a few other versions. And think about NC v. AL.