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Jay Rosen Mar 21, 2023

"Not the odds, but the stakes."

That's my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need in journalists covering the 2024 campaign. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for American democracy.

Not the odds, but the stakes.

Here's the New York Times with what I mean by the odds:

"Can Mr. Trump show enough restraint to persuade moderate Republicans and independent swing voters to choose him over President Biden in 2024?" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/us/politics/trump-2024-campaign-indictment.html

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Trump’s Potential Indictment Could Alienate Some G.O.P. Voters in 2024

The former president strengthened his political position in recent weeks, but an impetuous response to his potential indictment could alienate voters he will need to win back the White House.

The New York Times

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G Sirc Mar 21, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu Mr. Rosen, you keep writing as if there's a way to save the media. But there isn't. Only the willfully clueless and/or terminally nostalgic still read the NYT or watch CNN. I would be far more interested in your thoughts on how we can most productively navigate this new post-MSM reality, rather than see you keep banging your head against a wall in the futile hope of returning journalism to something it will never be again.

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edgeoforever 🍎

@sirc @jayrosen_nyu while the bad faith of the media is obvious (to many), because of its ownership by the bad actors, pointing out the bias is a public service. Not to the media, but to us.