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During Trump’s presidency I told a reporter, who is now more well known, that he will unleash hate and bigotry against POC communities. Their response: "Yeah but that also means I get more airtime."
DC political reporting in a nutshell. Doesn't describe all but...sadly a lot.
DC political reporting in a nutshell. Doesn't describe all but...sadly a lot.
Another WH reporter lamented Trump’s loss in 2020. Said they don't have as many contacts within the Biden Administration and it'll hurt them with scoops.
Four years ago at the annual UTA gala in DC before the WH Correspondents Dinner, who was the person having the greatest time? Sean Spicer. Same man whose job was to lie on behalf of Trump, gaslight the world, and spur on hate against the press.
About two years ago was told by a TV producer they were looking for a conservative to fill out a roundtable political show. The bar was the following: they had to accept the 2020 election results & not be openly white supremacist. That's it. Even with that low bar...it was tough.
All of this is to say the current media & reporting model is not built for this moment where one political party, the GOP, has become a radicalized authoritarian force beholden to minority rule. The old playbook won't work. You need to be agile & adapt. 8 years on, still failing.
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