Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 21:14     Subject: The media
You forgot the all caps. THE MEDIA
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 21:07     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No one started a thread to talk about media's role in this election outcome? Or are we done blaming the media since '16?

If you haven’t been paying attention, “The media” has become a part of the anti-Trump Resistance!. It’s why so many people were angry by the Post not endorsing.

The day after the election, the Post had a headline that said “First Felon Elected President” and the New York Times had a headline that read, “American Elects a Strongman”. It is sad and petulant acting out.

Whether you like Trump or hate him, this was a historic election. Only the second time that a President will serve non-consecutive terms. Instead of reflecting on this, they were taking cheap shots.


You're talking about them taking "cheap shots?" How about that that that felon? His win is inspiring only for other felons.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 21:01     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are supposed to be the defenders of democracy but they treeted him like a normal politician. They should have met with experts on authoritarianism in 2015 to learn how to properly report on him. Massive, massive dereliction of duty in name of profits and ratings. Enjoy being state-run now.


Oh, dear. Keep up that hyperbole and high drama. It’s really working for you.


Ignorance is bliss, I guess. I have a degree in political science and I’ve read more than enough political history to understand how this goes down.


What are you planning then? Genuinely asking, not being snarky.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 18:20     Subject: The media
The fact that the media did not do its job and push Biden into press conferences led directly to him being able to run again.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 18:11     Subject: Re:The media
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:38     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are supposed to be the defenders of democracy but they treeted him like a normal politician. They should have met with experts on authoritarianism in 2015 to learn how to properly report on him. Massive, massive dereliction of duty in name of profits and ratings. Enjoy being state-run now.


Oh, dear. Keep up that hyperbole and high drama. It’s really working for you.


Ignorance is bliss, I guess. I have a degree in political science and I’ve read more than enough political history to understand how this goes down.


This mindset is one of the reasons Trump got elected again and why there will be no course correction in the media (what's left of it) or on the left. The credentialed class viewing everyone else as dumb af and everyone else being like you know what pound sand.


Always with the victimhood. PP insulted my take. She did not ask “what makes you think that?” And if I had explained in depth, you’d accuse me of feeling superior and lecturing her when she didn’t ask for my opinion. Maybe the problem is that so many people have a chip on their shoulder or refuse to believe they have anything to learn. Fox keeps telling them how smart they are and they eat it up. Zero curiosity or self- awareness.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:31     Subject: The media
If I were a mainstream media journalist in 2024, I would be highly embarrassed to admit it publicly.

The “media” has no credibility.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:29     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:The media that was telling us this would be the end of democracy? The media that said Trump was Hitler - but worse? The media that claimed Kamala was never the border czar despite montages of clips from 2021 calling her the border czar? The media that said we’ll never have another election again if Trump won? The media that assured us that Joe Biden was in absolute peak condition this whole time, until the day after the debate, when they said he had to go? The media that insisted Trump was hit by a piece of broken teleprompter that had nothing to do with bullets flying by? The media that stirred crazies up and got them shooting at Trump?


That media?


They’ve sacrificed every last shred of their credibility. They’re a laughingstock.


+1
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:26     Subject: The media
So much of this thread is referencing commentary/opinion, which explains a lot.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:24     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No one started a thread to talk about media's role in this election outcome? Or are we done blaming the media since '16?

If you haven’t been paying attention, “The media” has become a part of the anti-Trump Resistance!. It’s why so many people were angry by the Post not endorsing.

The day after the election, the Post had a headline that said “First Felon Elected President” and the New York Times had a headline that read, “American Elects a Strongman”. It is sad and petulant acting out.

Whether you like Trump or hate him, this was a historic election. Only the second time that a President will serve non-consecutive terms. Instead of reflecting on this, they were taking cheap shots.


WaPo reporters will never be credentialed for the WH or any other government agency. Trump probably love the NYT headline because it is true.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:20     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If everyone listened to the media, Harris would’ve won in a landslide.

It’s obvious that the media has no more power as they did in the past. But also, you can only cry wolf so many times before normal people tune you out. That’s what clearly happened in this election. Cable news is no longer news, it’s sensational clickbait designed to just get views and clicks.


Well said. I actually thought Harris would win in a landslide - why? Because the media (and this forum) insisted it was so. They did an entire 180 on her after Biden was forced out. The WSJ is the only source I can recall that didn’t fawn over her and treat her like the next coming. Most of the media was absolutely pushing Kamala Harris on the rest of us.


Every person who predicts races and has usually predicted correctly, predicted Harris would win. Something is rotten.


A lot of those predictions were based on old school polling. Trump's campaign listened to people calling into talk shows, read comment sections of myriad newspapers, read social media and learned what actual people were thinking not "samples" of people.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:16     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They are supposed to be the defenders of democracy but they treeted him like a normal politician. They should have met with experts on authoritarianism in 2015 to learn how to properly report on him. Massive, massive dereliction of duty in name of profits and ratings. Enjoy being state-run now.


Oh, dear. Keep up that hyperbole and high drama. It’s really working for you.


Ignorance is bliss, I guess. I have a degree in political science and I’ve read more than enough political history to understand how this goes down.


This mindset is one of the reasons Trump got elected again and why there will be no course correction in the media (what's left of it) or on the left. The credentialed class viewing everyone else as dumb af and everyone else being like you know what pound sand.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:15     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No one started a thread to talk about media's role in this election outcome? Or are we done blaming the media since '16?

If you haven’t been paying attention, “The media” has become a part of the anti-Trump Resistance!. It’s why so many people were angry by the Post not endorsing.

The day after the election, the Post had a headline that said “First Felon Elected President” and the New York Times had a headline that read, “American Elects a Strongman”. It is sad and petulant acting out.

Whether you like Trump or hate him, this was a historic election. Only the second time that a President will serve non-consecutive terms. Instead of reflecting on this, they were taking cheap shots.


+100
The fact that so many Democrats were outraged when the WaPo declined to endorse Harris is so telling. Papers that actually have credibility don’t endorse anyone.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2024 15:13     Subject: The media
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The media that was telling us this would be the end of democracy? The media that said Trump was Hitler - but worse? The media that claimed Kamala was never the border czar despite montages of clips from 2021 calling her the border czar? The media that said we’ll never have another election again if Trump won? The media that assured us that Joe Biden was in absolute peak condition this whole time, until the day after the debate, when they said he had to go? The media that insisted Trump was hit by a piece of broken teleprompter that had nothing to do with bullets flying by? The media that stirred crazies up and got them shooting at Trump?


That media?


They’ve sacrificed every last shred of their credibility. They’re a laughingstock.



I would add that the media’s unhinged insanity helped elect Trump. They have NO credibility and America knows it.


If you mean by pushing a candidate no one actually wanted in the first place, then sure. That alone turned off millions of voters.
bishop
Post 11/08/2024 15:11     Subject: Re:The media
Anonymous wrote:
The fact that you only address left wing sources does not help your point at all, when you know fully well that there are issues at Fox that are just as problematic.



PP. I just want to say that I agree 100%. Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and the Limbaugh's of the world are really entertainers who put money over nation. I should have mentioned that. To be frank, I guess I didn't because I l am moderately conservative (just owning it).

My points stand though but they apply to both sides.