What is "mainstream media" anymore?

[tapintoamerica]

People do indeed care less and less about their local communities, which informs, to some degree, the decline in popularity and availability of local news.

Does even local news often skew progressive? IMO, yes. The pay isn't very good, so you're often (not always!) attracting the children of rich parents - who tend to have an altruistic bent to their purpose, like a social worker would - or spouses of people who do well financially. In almost all (not all!) cases you're getting someone who spent 4-6 years at a progressive-forming higher ed institution of journalism or English.

There's been major shifts, for example, in how crime is covered, and it has affected readership. The regular reader of crime news, absolutely, thinks crime is bad, thinks criminals are likely guilty, and, for the most part, thinks those criminals are responsible for getting in the jams they have. The regular cop reporter may or may not think that. Their editor is almost certainly more empathetic to the situation.

There are gaps all over the place in terms of what journalists want to do and think they should do - or in the cases of non-profits, what wealthy progressive donors want them to do - and what readers like.

And too many news orgs have turned into glorified academic departments or libraries. They're quiet. People have muted, introverted personalities. They spend too much time on social media. They're not out there, getting stories. They're at home or in the office, scrolling.

Remember who owns many news organizations. They ain't libruhl.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Remember who owns many news organizations. They ain't libruhl.

MAGA morons who were always there for Trump's taking are one thing. But it blows my mind that this extremely obvious fact is beyond the comprehension of so many otherwise intelligent people.

 

[swingline]

I have the "dumb public" answer for you.

The mainstream media is whatever each mouth-breather believes it to be. Because perception is everything.

Andre Agassi was right.