the thing you have to understand with the American political media is that they learned *nothing* from the Trump years. zero. zip. they had absolutely no ability to self-criticize and were actively hostile to the very notion

I keep telling people that we will NEVER get out of this without the Fairness Doctrine back in place. Without it, media outlets get to pick our leadeship.

zero incentive to even try since the more obtuse you are on this subject, the greater your chances of industry success

I think they did learn and know precisely what they are doing and why.

They learned Trump is what keeps up their subscriptions and ad rates.

False, they learned that Trump is great for business

It seriously makes me feel insane... and not in a cynical lol kinda way but in a very real the world is upside down and I dont know whats real kinda way

I miss Eric Alterman.

They learned that they had to find institutional levers for tamping down newsroom revolts. And they did.

Trump's attacks on the press gave them the ability to cloak themselves in self-righteousness without changing anything about the way they structured coverage

They seriously do not understand cause and effect.