"Not the odds, but the stakes."
That's my shortand for the organizing principle we most need from journalists covering the 2024 election. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes.
Today the New York Times published an example of stakes reporting:
"Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government...."
The New York Times · Trump Plans to Expand Presidential Power Over Agencies in 2025
@jayrosen_nyu unfortunately, voters/readers are least bothered about what is at stake. What can journalists/media do if their survival is at stake?.They go for clickbait journalism. Most of us have been dumbed down by our own pet peeves we have stopped looking at big picture.