"Not the odds, but the stakes."
That's my shortand for the organizing principle we most need from journalists covering the 2024 election. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes.
Today the New York Times published an example of stakes reporting:
"Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government...."
@jayrosen_nyu
I like what you've said here, "the organizing principle we most need from journalists covering the 2024 election. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes."
But, I don't think that it is just up to professional journalists and pundits. I think social media posters need to stop trying to predict winners and losers too. The same goes for #GlobalWarming
We have to focus on what can be done to avoid the worst outcomes
Jay Rosen
Kevin Leecaster