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I've said this before, but a NYT reporter said exactly that during trump's first term. He said that he would rather have trump than anyone else because people want to read about him.
Yeah I remember that quote it was fucking sickening and really was a good reminder of how shit the media is in the US
Do you remember where you saw it? I know it was on Preet Bharara's podcast, but I couldn't find it once I looked for it. I don't even know if he's still doing that show.
Edit: He is, I just checked.
FTFY
If you look at Europe, Salvini and Meloni were basically brought in the spotlight by Italian media that gave them a platform to spew their xenophobic, sexist and classist bullshit
The media did it's job. Any objective mind would have read about the pussy grabbing and the promise to have Mexico build the Wall and voted against Donnie.
It's like blaming the people who make swimwear for people intentionally drowning themselves.
The news did some absolute basic level reporting on obvious things. They also promoted him and Republicans to the front page constantly for clicks and to sell ads and glossed over his nazi rallies and downplayed the insurrection and unironicslly have "what people are saying" trash where crazy people are given equal time with rational people regularly.
Media is a huge part of why the shitty parts of society aren't embarassed enough to reconsider their shitty views. Why would they when the media keeps putting someone who matches their stupid opinions on the front page? Why would they question the purpose of doge when the news keeps saying cuts are for efficiency despite never being about efficiency?
Yeah. Failure to regulate broadcast media, and not clarifying social media platforms as broadcast media played a huge role in creating this shit show
The media has a shit ton of power. I post every weekday the politics and finding real news is next to impossible. They are not doing its actual job, that's the problem.
Edit: I should say, mostly the headline creators aren't doing their job. Usually the real articles are hidden under a vague, water-downed headline.
The media is the true deep state.
I mean, its possible to oversimplify.
The media sure sowed a lot of wind with Trump. I guess now it's time to reap.