Jay RosenJun 10, 2023

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.

#uspol #propaganda #journalism #science

CNN's Impossible Dilemma | On the Media | WNYC Studios

The incompatibility of platforming GOP candidates and pursuing the truth. 

WNYC Studios
Show threadLaloofah
@jayrosen_nyu I think your suggestion of discussing the issues, what’s at stake, and the consequences instead of typical “horse race” coverage was very insightful, and may well offer a solution, at least in large part.
Jun 10, 2023 at 10:27pmWeb
Show threadJay RosenJun 10, 2023

@Laloofah

Thank you. Here is another alternative I have been recommending for years. https://pressthink.org/2018/11/election-coverage-the-road-not-taken/

Election coverage: the road not taken - PressThink

It's called the "citizens agenda" approach in campaign journalism. I know, dorky name. It was tried. And it worked.

PressThink
Show threadLaloofahJun 11, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Thank you for sharing this. I’ve read it & the comments on it & am still mulling it. Do you not think this is accomplished thru polls by news orgs (like those showing that most voters care about “kitchen table issues” & existential crises rather than things like “the War on Woke”?), or thru views & viewership, likes & shares on social media, etc?
Your piece reminded me of another that’s germane & was my intro to you & your work when Mark Jacob tweeted it 👍:
https://pressthink.org/2022/06/he-used-to-edit-political-stories-at-the-chicago-tribune-now-he-says-the-press-is-failing-our-democracy/
Show threadJay RosenJun 11, 2023

@Laloofah

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