Melanie SillThis weekend, @nytimes made it clear: They're doubling down on the horse race in #2024 election #journalism. A better way than the Biden-vs.-Trump poll preferences as news (I'm declining to link) would have been to use the polls to reflect what people are concerned about and report what #Biden and #Trump have done/ would do to address issues: inform people's choices, instead of predicting. The Times' political coverage is locked in and impervious to criticism or reflection, but should be better.
@nytimes A great example of the problem in this #NewYorkTimes coverage: The economy story. Context: No president controls the economy, but they get credit or blame. Reporting for better #journalism: How did the economy perform under Trump as well as Biden. Major trends in each admin, and major initiatives from each #POTUS. What are the two men proposing economically for next steps? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/business/dealbook/biden-economy-trump-2024.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8Uw.Br0O.WmFKZ1e6DlGt&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
JJ Peterson@melaniesill @nytimes NYT every day refuses to acknowledge any Biden achievement and then crows about how successful they were. The Free Press is murdering democracy as we watch.