Fall of the Fourth Estate: A Critique of Mass Media

You can find him on the Hill, though. A website I will never again visit.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5116570-elon-musk-nobel-peace-prize/

Preview no worky: It’s an editorial saying that Elon Musk deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

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I think you deserve a Nobel peace prize if you read that and aren’t immediately inspired to strangle that person with Elno’s intestines…

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It was written by Liz Peek, and the exact op-ed was published on multiple sites. So I guess a lot of these sites let someone just pay to publish stuff? I have no idea how that works. However it works, it’s another failure of Mass Media.

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Some interesting positive evolution re: coverage and focus here:

(the sidebar at right is a new explainer; I know they recently did a restaffing including their web presence admins)

and also:

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There were protests in multiple states (not just in the south) over the weekend, but so far the only coverage beyond Los Angeles was published by Newsweek, of all sources :woman_facepalming:t5::

Really, Democracy Now!?

IIRC, you showed footage from multiple college campuses every GD day when it came to protests about Gaza. Where’s your “cover the protests” energy now?
:face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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ETA

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This one happened yesterday; my daughter said it seemed like half of her school didn’t show up - it was “dead.”

Note (relevant to the topic) this is an AP wire story, not local reporting, which I couldn’t find. Nothing at all in (what’s left of) the WaPo.

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Not much coverage, but it is here as well

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Chicago as well.

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And ATL…

https://decaturish.com/2025/02/photos-more-than-1000-people-protest-ice-arrests-in-dekalb-county/

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Cut off headline:

Semafor Keeps Hosting “Restoring Trust In News” Events Stocked With Known Right Wing Bullshitters

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Exactly what merit is Lara Dump bringing to the table? I don’t think any job (or singing recording) is based up any of her merits.

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is “nepo-in-law” a merit-based hiring category?
is blatant suck-up hire a merit thing?
:thinking:

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