Reminder:
It is not a good idea to respond to every bit of craziness in the news.
By "crazy" I mean speculation.
If we respond (click) all are encouraging craziness.
People click, and the people spreading crazy get rich and they have an inventive to continue.
Traditional news publishers learn that there is $$ in spreading crazy.
In the past, people saw speculation, felt worried and asked me how things work.
We are then part of the cycle.
Let's not be part of the problem.
Don’t let them fool you. RFK, Jr. received his funding from big Republican donors.
Steve Bannon urged him to run!
Why? Because he’s there to play spoiler.
Democrats shouldn’t fall for it. A vote for RFK, Jr. is a vote to help Trump win, plain and simple.
The thing that most people fail to understand about the very wealthy and philanthropy is that it’s surprisingly hard to give away large sums of money in ways that help society
when you don’t actually want to do it in the first place because you don’t care about people.
This is the problem right here:
"In a friendly call between Jones and McDaniel, the two spoke about the . . need to have differing views on the airwaves."
People don't need "differing views."
They need facts.
The way MSNBC presents "news" the facts gets lost in an avalanche of opinions, speculation, and conjecture.
They are making their viewers less informed and angrier.
I was about to give a link to the Washington Post sunday roundup to demonstrate that anyone can understand it (but I won't because I don't want to get into a debate.)
If you read too much opinion, you'll get confused.
If you follow 10 lawyers who offer their "hot takes" you'll get confused because lawyers in real life don't do hot takes.
They do a lot of research and thinking before they appear before a judge.
Looking closely at a single court filing doesn't help you understand the case.
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Ban repeat liars from live interviews.
Never put a lie in the headline.
Use a truth sandwich when reporting on lies.
-Don’t take the bait (stop rewarding drama with visibility)
Abandon the social media algorithm (don’t let X dictate the news cycle)
What other basic rules can help the political press avoid the mistakes of 2016 in 2024?
Read more at the FrameLab Newsletter:
https://framelab.substack.com/p/trump-2024-has-the-press-learned?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
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