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Adam Weitzman Jun 30, 2024

It's tempting to say that the second most significant outcome of the debate was its confirmation that Big Journalism's political coverage -- with a few honorable individual exceptions -- has learned almost nothing from its horrendous failures of the past.

It's worse than that, though.

When the top story remains Biden's terrible fumbling, with broad indifference to the torrent of sewage that came out of Trump's mouth, let's face it.

Journalism is failing again, but on purpose this time.

No Gods , no Masters! RESIST Jun 29, 2024

@dangillmor So let's make sure that everyone cancels their subscriptions to NYT because they are obviously not for Democracy.

Stoney Takes Jun 29, 2024

@dangillmor My take away as well. Even Anderson Cooper led with “Dems in disarray. Maybe Biden should step down”. Instead of the obvious “convicted felon continues his endless string of lies whether at a rally, an interview or the debate”. It was right there for the taking, CNN.

Hal Pomeranz Jun 29, 2024

@dangillmor @andrewdwilliams Taps sign https://infosec.exchange/@hal_pomeranz/112694058861464747

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It’s almost as if the mainstream media is owned by a bunch of rich oligarchs who would benefit from another Trump presidency. Spooky.

Infosec Exchange

Mastodon Migration Jun 29, 2024

The only good thing to come out of this may be that Big Journalism has exposed their biased agenda. The leopard has shown its spots.

John Timaeus Jun 30, 2024

@mastodonmigration @dangillmor
But I'm sure it won't eat my face. It said it wouldn't.

Mastodon Migration Jun 30, 2024

@johntimaeus @dangillmor

Good kitty...

Dadbod AntiFa Jun 29, 2024

@dangillmor They took Howard Dean down with “the scream.” They could have taken Trump out on any given day of the past decade.

Darwin Woodka Jun 30, 2024

@beckett @dangillmor

yup

JonChevreau 🇨🇦Jun 30, 2024

@beckett @dangillmor Or the Monkey Business and: who was that now, Gary Hart?

Kimberley Jun 29, 2024

@dangillmor When Adam Serwer said FOX News was the industry’s assignment editor, that clinched it.
I’ve never had less faith in American journalism. I’ve never felt more at odds with its seeming mission in the US. We are staring down the barrel of a gun, aimed at multicultural liberal democracy. Most people bankrolling and practicing this brand of journalism are content to pull that trigger — over and over again. “Learning” is target practice: which rounds do the most damage?

David Forsyth Jun 30, 2024

@Mtn_Fox @dangillmor https://crooked.com/podcast/death-of-democracy-with-adam-serwer/

Death of Democracy with Adam Serwer | Crooked Media

Crooked Media

Zorro Notorious MEB 🪷🪷🪷Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor I believe CNN executives directed the moderators not to trigger Trump, or even challenge his lies. And I want to know if that's the case, and if so, why.

Is there any chance Jake Tapper has the spine to leave CNN over this?

Marty Fouts Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor It is a mistake to frame their behavior as a mistake. They know exactly what they are doing and they are getting exactly the effect they want.

mickymorse Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Major media is corrupt, to favor a corrupt criminal cabal, the gop.

Grant 🇺🇦ArmUkraine🇺🇦Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Oh, yes. There should be zero doubt remaining for anyone that broadly, the loyalties of the MSM are NOT with democracy.

Wattana's Place of Brainrot Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor I've said it before and I'll say it again; neither of them are good

Mister Moo 🐮Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Fine, but we live in the media environment in which we live, and don't tell me I didn't see what I saw on Thursday night. This wasn't just a few bad answers here and there. "We killed Medicare"? Did you even watch it? This is the person we're sleepwalking into a November fascist takeover with? Wake up.

Knut Branson Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor at some point nyt is going to endorse biden (maybe), and if they do how is anyone going to take them seriously when they said he shouldn't be in the race?

Word of Mouth 🍄

@dangillmor Yup. They're trying to keep us all outraged against Trump, is my guess. This is just a plot device.

The problem is "watching the news", itself. We need to be READING the news, without the affective propaganda techniques that appeal to our lizard-brain animal brains.

gmoke Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor What makes you believe it wasn't on purpose the first time?

Fintanz Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor journalism reports what is new, hence the name 'news'; and tries to be factual.

N0tSure Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Calling TV shows journalism is inaccurate. Anchors are not journalists either.

Miro Collas Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor It was always on purpose

xs4me2 Jun 30, 2024

It’s worse than that.

Irresponsible or even worse, complicit…

A danger to democracy.

JonChevreau 🇨🇦Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Who do you view as the honorable individual exceptions? As long as NYT, WaPo and the Guardian have SOME journos worth reading, readers can skip the dross. I have my own list but often read the reader comments even on the trash some are pedalling. The truth is out there somewhere; you just have to work to find it. It’s seldom top headlines at NYT.

Ultra Verified 🇺🇦 🇬🇱Jun 30, 2024

For most of corporate media, journalism died with the introduction of cable.

Dead. Buried long ago.

What they call reporting is akin to ambulance chasers, and game show hosts, or a perverse game of "he said, she said".

Watch any "news" program and stopwatch the time of commercials, hard news reporting (if there's any), disaster porn gawking, violence porn gawking, op-eds masquerading as news, and warm fuzzy human interest stories.

Break it down and see what remains.

one non-non-blonde Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor we have to as boots on the ground drive a different direction. If we don't engage any conversations about B!den's p3rformance and instead focus on Trump's bullshit, the algorithms will listen.

Deb has moved! (see profile) 🇨🇦Jul 1, 2024

@dangillmor I suspect the rush to get attention makes the easy, snarky news much more attractive than the one that requires analysis and receipts.

Thankfully, the tally of lies seems to be coming out now, finally.