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Dan Gillmor

So, Big Journalism has decided to adopt the Republicans' framing of their debt-ceiling extortion:

It's on Biden to solve the problem, because the Republicans are just one side of the issue and have an equally compelling argument to make, never mind that they are recklessly -- and deliberately -- on the verge of tanking the US and global economy.

Is there any hope for honest political journalism at major outlets?

@dangillmor

Well, how are we going to sell ads if we don't level the playing field to make it a good ole fashioned horse race?
"There's a lot of good people on both sides".
Unfortunately most media, plus both likely presidential candidates, would make that statement, thus mainstreaming the most extremist fascists.

@dangillmor No. Honesty doesn't drive engagement dollars. These are for-profit media businesses in need of constant growth.

@dangillmor

There’s no hope and I fully expect Big Journalism to steer the 2024 presidential election for the GOP like they do EVERY TIME.

Republicans know that if they spout outrageous accusations they get a ton of free press coverage, so that’s exactly what they do.

@dangillmor No. Because I accept that, the journos do not disappoint me. Anger me, yes, but not disappoint.

@dangillmor Big journalism empathizes with capital because the pedigreed star reporters went to school with the CEOs

@dangillmor nope.

The for profit ones are basically all oligarch propaganda.

The sooner everyone groks that the better.

@dangillmor When Tucker Carlson's firing is the media apocalypse apparently everyone needed in their life ... 😵

@dangillmor

Re: honest political journalism at major outlets

I have not seen that happening for many years.