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Melanie Sill Mar 6, 2023

What is wrong with The New York Times? Instead of reporting on what proposed radical measures in Florida represent for civil liberties, education and the state’s residents, this long-delayed report focuses on… what it means for #DeSantis’s presidential campaign.

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We need better national reporting in the public interest. Our major outlets are locked in partisan framing and fixated on predicting election outcomes.

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In Florida Legislative Session, a Chance for DeSantis to Check Off His Wish List

Republican lawmakers have indicated the session will be guided by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s priorities, including a proposal that would expand gun rights.

The New York Times

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jonathanpeterson Mar 6, 2023

@melaniesill Reporting on elections as horseraces instead of analyzing and contrasting policies was much easier and turned politics into entertainment. Sadly, Trump's continuous campaigning seems to have helped make that the default way to look at all american political reporting.

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RDS (shawphd on Twitter)

@jonathanpeterson @melaniesill This. They don’t know how to report on the issues—especially complex issues that require a degree of expertise to explain to a general audience—so they shoehorn everything into their templates for celebrities and horse races.