Teri KanefieldMar 31, 2024

A word about all the people I've pissed off with this week's blog post:

https://mastodon.social/@Teri_Kanefield/112187081021199665

(When I woke up this morning, I removed about 25 comments !!)

I wonder if I feel free to write a blog post that I know will anger people because I don't monetize.

I have ads, but it pays a tiny fraction of the cost of maintaining a website and using MailChimp. People might be surprised at how much my blogging venture costs.

A few years ago Substack tried to recruit me . . .

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Show threadTeri KanefieldMar 31, 2024

. . . they wanted me to use their site instead of my blog.

The recruiter asked for a video conference and was shocked when I told her that I don't want to monetize.

Several people (including a few friends privately) that the MSNBC outrage has gotten worse.

I offered this theory: During the Trump era these networks thrived because there was an easy target for outrage.

Since then, they've had to rely on baseless rage-inducing speculation.

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Show threadStu Duerson, machina exo deus

@Teri_Kanefield

It appeared apparent that the basis NBC made their hiring decision on was to get a slice of the demographic attracted to McDaniel. I reject outright their contention that she would give the left a better view of internal Republican thought. This was a marketing decision, unmoored from any consideration of news ethics.

And it's on point that the rage has become the metric that must be met, to attract viewership.

Mar 31, 2024 at 5:49pmWeb