The trouble with mainstream media Trump coverage isn’t just that they treat it like a tv show.
The trouble is that they treat it like a tv show from the 90s.
There’s no growth or learning episode-to-episode. Every arc begins fresh and changes nothing.
(1/x)
The trouble is that they treat it like a tv show from the 90s.
There’s no growth or learning episode-to-episode. Every arc begins fresh and changes nothing.
(1/x)
Today they are shocked - SHOCKED - at the stunning capitulation.
That will have no bearing on Friday’s coverage.
TV in the 90s did that. It resolved every story in 42 minutes so viewers could skip episodes without missing anything.
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That will have no bearing on Friday’s coverage.
TV in the 90s did that. It resolved every story in 42 minutes so viewers could skip episodes without missing anything.
(2/x)
If Mad Men or the Americans had aired in the 90s, they would’ve been blase tales where Draper lands the account or the Russians pull off their caper.
They would have been terrible. (3/x)
They would have been terrible. (3/x)
The news has accepted an infotainment framework. And that’s fine, honestly. Earnest policy debates in 2018 require a suspension of disbelief, as if they have any bearing on the current state of affairs.
(4/x)
(4/x)
But if it’s gonna be infotainment, can we AT LEAST adopt modern storytelling techniques?
TV in the 90s was lousy!
Act as though the news audience THIS week paid attention LAST week.
Treat Trump officials as if their actions have consequences!
(End rant)
TV in the 90s was lousy!
Act as though the news audience THIS week paid attention LAST week.
Treat Trump officials as if their actions have consequences!
(End rant)
