The Media/Journalism Thread

[Vee]

 

[DRW50]

More of the media reminding us of their agenda, even pushing the joke that is Selena Z.

 

[DramatistDreamer]

NDTV and their multiple commentary boxes is a special kind of madness but this hostile takeover seems to carry its own special kind of perils.

Media takeovers by the uber-wealthy and well-connected seems to continue unabated in all corners of the world.

[DRW50]

This Politico "reporter," whose father follows various hatemongers like Kristi Noem and Libs of Tiktok, may be the most pathetic journalist I've seen on Twitter (which is saying a lot).

Hand-in-hand with the smugness and victim-playing are the pundits and flacks who continue to insist on a red wave and twist themselves into knots to downplay any breaks from the reality they are giving everything to make happen.

 

[DramatistDreamer]

Watched this livestream and it was interesting to hear from these different executives in broadcast news toot their own proverbial horns about how their various networks’ news programs and the recent inroads they have made in ratings share.
The president of CBS News talked about the increasing popularity of that network’s morning news magazine show and how they cede the decision of when to interrupt regular daytime programming for breaking news to their affiliates to decide.

There was brief mention Days Of Our Lives being “bumped” to streaming.

Even PBS NewsHour talked about the impact of their decision to cover the counting of the electoral votes on January 6th 2021 and the insurrection that followed, despite the fact that PBS usually broadcasts children’s television during those time slots. It led to the decision to the expansion of breaking news coverage during the daytime.

The general consensus seemed to be that News and sports has become far more popular and there seems to be a bigger embrace of broadcasting both during the daytime.

I am not sure what their implications mean for daytime soaps, but I got the sense that the moving of Days Of Our Lives to Peacock is regarded as an afterthought, at least by the people in the news divisions.

Edited August 25, 2022 by DramatistDreamer

[DRW50]

The "paper of record" has hired yet another right wing mouthpiece who spent two years trying to dig up dirt on the Biden family, and is now reduced to trying to claim Biden lied about his father's education.

Never forget how much the establishment media hates this country and hates anyone who does not write them big checks.

I see he came from the New Yorker, which had a positive profile of DeSantis not long ago (the man who wrote this also goes on chummy podcasts to talk about him with DeSantis supporter and all around moron Andrew Sullivan). Glad I don't read them much anymore.

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by DRW50

[DRW50]

I saw that Don Lemon was upset about this, reminding again of the agenda at CNN. I hope people have the sense to leave CNN in the rotting toilet where it belongs.

[DRW50]

The "liberal" media is more interested in this  clown car than in any attempt at reality. Between this and clips out there of Dana Bash looking even more terrified than usual as Chris Sununu smarms out talking points, it's no wonder I keep seeing far right voters praising the new CNN. I hope people have finally woken up about just how wretched this channel is.

 

[DRW50]

I see that Paul Begala, still dining out on 1992, was also on CNN heavily trashing the student loan plan. The Beltway really has all hands on deck trying to make this a poisonous policy. Shameful.

[DRW50]

Another Daily Caller booster reminding us why CNN is propaganda.

 

[Vee]

Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for Chodd:

 

[DRW50]

I guess Weigel's carrying water for Smith paid off. Maybe he can also be humiliated by Faux News celebrities. 

[Vee]

Pretty humiliating, especially since Semafor has been a joke since launch.

[Vee]

 

[Vee]

Haberman (and quietly invisible sex pest Glenn Thrush) are getting roasted again, as she now seems to be daily in recent months, for trying to spin last night's revelations: