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The blunt lessons of 2020, via @JimVandeHei:There's no bigger crisis for media, politics, society than the growing number of people who don't believe facts and verifiable figures. If we don't collectively solve this, we're all screwed. https://www.axios.com/2020-lessons-media-america-b6b6c184-ea46-4fc5-a6dd-0f5ad3dda082.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
The media remains fairly clueless about the America that exists outside of the big cities, where most political writers and editors live.
The coverage missed badly the Trump surge in places obvious (rural America) and less obvious (Hispanic-heavy border towns in Texas)
The coverage missed badly the Trump surge in places obvious (rural America) and less obvious (Hispanic-heavy border towns in Texas)
Let’s be honest: Many of us under-appreciated the appeal of Trump’s anti-socialism message and the backlash against the defund-the-police rhetoric on the left. https://www.axios.com/2020-lessons-media-america-b6b6c184-ea46-4fc5-a6dd-0f5ad3dda082.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
The media (and many Democrats) are fairly clueless about the needs, wants and trends of Hispanic voters.
Top Latinos warned about overlooking and misreading the fastest-growing population in America — but most didn’t listen.
Top Latinos warned about overlooking and misreading the fastest-growing population in America — but most didn’t listen.
The polls too often sucked. Stop justifying or spinning the reality that public and private polls blew it in too many places, from Wisconsin to individual House races. Yes, some were better than others, but many were off by a very distorting margin. https://www.axios.com/2020-lessons-media-america-b6b6c184-ea46-4fc5-a6dd-0f5ad3dda082.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
The media filter bubble is getting worse, not better.
Look at what’s unfolding in real-time: Trump supporters feel like Fox isn’t pro-Trump enough, while writers bolted The New York Times, Vox and others because they were not “woke” enough. https://www.axios.com/2020-lessons-media-america-b6b6c184-ea46-4fc5-a6dd-0f5ad3dda082.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Look at what’s unfolding in real-time: Trump supporters feel like Fox isn’t pro-Trump enough, while writers bolted The New York Times, Vox and others because they were not “woke” enough. https://www.axios.com/2020-lessons-media-america-b6b6c184-ea46-4fc5-a6dd-0f5ad3dda082.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Twitter is a mass-reality-distortion field for liberals and reporters. The group-think and liberal high-fiving was as bad as ever and continues to be a massive trap and distraction for journalists.
Facebook is a mass-reality-distortion field for conservatives. Look at the pages that get the most daily interactions (shares, likes, etc.) and it's all right-wing catnip. It’s not all fake or conspiratorial, but a lot of it sure is.
YouTube is a mass-reality-distortion field for people of all stripes. Videos endorsing election fraud were viewed more than 138 million times on the week of Nov. 3, according to a new report cited by the @nytimes. https://www.axios.com/2020-lessons-media-america-b6b6c184-ea46-4fc5-a6dd-0f5ad3dda082.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
