As a guest for public radio's 'On the Media' this week, I tried to explain how the propaganda method known as "flooding the zone with shit" is still bedeviling Anerican newsrooms.
I also respond to Anderson Cooper's "get out of your silo" lecture after CNN's town hall debacle with Trump.
It's a 12 minute listen: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/cnn-impossible-dilemma-on-the-media
And if you do listen, let me know what you thought. Thanks.
@jayrosen_nyu - Spot-on about Anderson Cooper — his false dichotomy was so obvious it struck me as disingenuous if not dishonest.
I think journalists are going to have to summarize more — e.g., a radio report might simply be: "Mr. Trump spoke for 30 minutes, during which he repeated various statements previously proven to be false." And now, the weather..." etc.
That's part of it, yes.
@jayrosen_nyu Froomkin has an interesting take on how to report on the current Republican party:
https://presswatchers.org/2023/06/reporters-rushing-to-red-state-diners-need-to-rethink-their-goals/
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