Today I noticed the liberal media, and most media, have not reported on the Trump NFT scam, perhaps not to give publicity to what is positioned as a private venture versus a political one. But nobody seems to be reporting on the fact this is likely a scheme to launder $4.5 million of foreign (Russian, Saudi) dollars into Trump's coffers. 45,000 NFTs at $99 each from "individual donors" would likely skirt government watchdogs. Trump has already used real estate this way by selling overpriced offices and residences in his properties as a way to cleanly make a lot of money.
I think you made a lot of good points here. I'll play devil's advocate a little, presuming that you are as appreciative of critical feedback as I am.
The bit about talk radio--spot on. That was a frontier that was captured early on and held tight to be conservative programming. A look at the red/blue electoral map of the US by county explains this. In all of those wide open spaces where there are lots of people spread across many many miles, being serviced by those 10,000-watt radio flamethrowers, there are basically no liberals. The programming suits the audience, as is the case in all media.
We can think of bias as only the intentional kind--maybe better described as prejudice--but we can also consider bias in the statistical sense, the unconscious kind, which I think may find its way into this equation as well. I've read a really interesting case for this in the book "Bad News: How Woke Media is Undermining Democracy" by Batya Ungar-Sargon, where she posits that basically everyone (or at least a really large majority) in any of the journalistic departments at any of the major papers anymore are liberals. The case she made is that journalism is so expensive a career to get into (at least if you're shooting to write for one of those elite publications) that only rich kids do it. They can afford the unpaid internships, etc. that are required to build a resume. When everyone from the editor down to the reporter are liberals, the writing, including the choice of material, will reflect that.
Better summarize--already getting too long.
I think to anyone who has never lived in a big city, never ridden a subway or city bus, never worked in a multi-racial, multi-ethnic workplace of the kind you'll always find in a big city. People who shower after work, not before, and live in communities that are much more homogenous, the things that end up on their TV screens via ABC, CBS, NBC, probably the most middle-of-the-road sources on the air in terms of HOW they report their stories, often seem like things that just don't apply to them. I think that's a big part of the perceived bias.
I do think you're right that there is a "pull" created that says to coastal elite media programmers that they need to lean harder to the right, which means they think it's necessary to bolster their bottom-line.
Today I noticed the liberal media, and most media, have not reported on the Trump NFT scam, perhaps not to give publicity to what is positioned as a private venture versus a political one. But nobody seems to be reporting on the fact this is likely a scheme to launder $4.5 million of foreign (Russian, Saudi) dollars into Trump's coffers. 45,000 NFTs at $99 each from "individual donors" would likely skirt government watchdogs. Trump has already used real estate this way by selling overpriced offices and residences in his properties as a way to cleanly make a lot of money.
I think you made a lot of good points here. I'll play devil's advocate a little, presuming that you are as appreciative of critical feedback as I am.
The bit about talk radio--spot on. That was a frontier that was captured early on and held tight to be conservative programming. A look at the red/blue electoral map of the US by county explains this. In all of those wide open spaces where there are lots of people spread across many many miles, being serviced by those 10,000-watt radio flamethrowers, there are basically no liberals. The programming suits the audience, as is the case in all media.
We can think of bias as only the intentional kind--maybe better described as prejudice--but we can also consider bias in the statistical sense, the unconscious kind, which I think may find its way into this equation as well. I've read a really interesting case for this in the book "Bad News: How Woke Media is Undermining Democracy" by Batya Ungar-Sargon, where she posits that basically everyone (or at least a really large majority) in any of the journalistic departments at any of the major papers anymore are liberals. The case she made is that journalism is so expensive a career to get into (at least if you're shooting to write for one of those elite publications) that only rich kids do it. They can afford the unpaid internships, etc. that are required to build a resume. When everyone from the editor down to the reporter are liberals, the writing, including the choice of material, will reflect that.
Better summarize--already getting too long.
I think to anyone who has never lived in a big city, never ridden a subway or city bus, never worked in a multi-racial, multi-ethnic workplace of the kind you'll always find in a big city. People who shower after work, not before, and live in communities that are much more homogenous, the things that end up on their TV screens via ABC, CBS, NBC, probably the most middle-of-the-road sources on the air in terms of HOW they report their stories, often seem like things that just don't apply to them. I think that's a big part of the perceived bias.
I do think you're right that there is a "pull" created that says to coastal elite media programmers that they need to lean harder to the right, which means they think it's necessary to bolster their bottom-line.
“Say it with me now: there is no liberal bias. But conservatives continue to scream about it”
Of course they do. They *have* to see themselves as victims.
As insecure, entitled ⚪️🍆 it’s built in.
Thank you.