News organizations are using cowardly words to describe killing abroad, fascism at home — downplaying the danger to democracy.
There was a shocking and incredibly important story on the front page of the New York Times last week. As reported by an A-team of journalists including two Pulitzer Prize winners, the Times warned its readers that Donald Trump — if returned to the White House in 2025 — is grooming a new team of extremist government lawyers who would be more loyal to their Dear Leader than to the rule of law, and could help Trump install a brand of American fascism.
You say you didn’t hear anything about this? That’s not surprising. The editors at the Times made sure to present this major report in the blandest, most inoffensive way possible — staying true to the mantra in the nation’s most influential newsroom that the 2024 election shouldn’t be covered any differently, even when U.S. democracy is on the line.
News has been neutered.
They’re too concerned with stepping on people’s toes to show people what matters.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen articles reporting on footage without showing the actual footage.
Most annoying thing: talking heads talking about a video instead of actually showing it.
They waste so much money on these roles that do nothing to help the audience.
Most of them are owned by the very same companies they would speak out against. It’s a propaganda machine at best Ryight now.
I like when they talk about what people tweet, rather than doing any actual investigative journalism. “Well Cumnugget78 said XYZ, so we’ll discuss like that’s true.”