So now instead of paying attention to the deviant Trump, TV news is paying attention to his deviant conspirators. TV should be covering the views & needs of the *majority* who defeated him, including voices too long not heard in mass media. Media's worldview is deviant. Damnit.
By covering the deviants so much, TV news gives them exactly what they want: attention, amplifying their deviant conspiracies. By covering deviance over the majority, TV paints the entire nation as deviant. So the deviants set the agenda. The deviants win.
If you're wondering, I'm watching MSNBC this morning.
Here we see the fundamental logical, structural weakness & fallacy of journalism: by covering that which is new, different, unusual, TV feeds on & in turn feeds deviance, ignoring the normal (Trump opponents) & failing to aid the process of setting norms. TV is the freak's show.
How does TV cover normalcy instead of deviance? By listening to that majority that defeated Trumpism, reporting on the circumstances, needs, and views of those communities (note the plural). Instead, TV makes deviance the price of attention.
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