Jay Rosen: How Trumpers game the media

[Dennis Donovan]

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Jay Rosen ✔ @jayrosen_nyu

“The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with sh*t.” — Steve Bannon to author Michael Lewis in 2018.

This method has become basic to our politics. The cycle goes like this... 1/3

11:23 AM - Oct 29, 2019

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Jay Rosen ✔ @jayrosen_nyu

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~ Trump floods the zone with sh*t. (Recently, "whimpering and crying.&quot
~ Journalists feel they have to fact check it.
~ His supporters complain: The Media is talking sh*t again about him again.
~ Journalists feel they have to even things up. (Thus, CNN hires Sean Duffy.) 2/3


Jay Rosen ✔ @jayrosen_nyu

~ Trump critics instantly react: what is this sh*t?
~ Media people: wow, left and right are so angry.
~ Civiltarian pops up: "I wish both sides would..."
~ Trump leaves another turd, cycle repeats.
~ Marginal gain in polarization at each round.
~ Pundits: we are so divided. END


11:23 AM - Oct 29, 2019

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[pandr32]

2. K&R

[wcast]

3. +1000

[Zoonart]

4. Kick

[Cetacea]

5. "Balancing experts" even things up, not journalists

Otherwise, spot on. Thanks for posting this.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. One major fact is left out.

The filthy rich media owners make more money from the polarization and then use the money to enable Trump and his supporters.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Gemini syndrome.

People who need balance and harmony in their lives and instead of relying on facts to judge an issue, will instead find a way to neutralize the conflict. Usually they do it by oiling the squeaky wheel.

[TheRealNorth]

8. This is Republican game plan since at least 2010

Flood the airwaves with so much shit that people get turned off by politics and don't vote.

Being able to target likely Democratic voters on social media in 2016 was icing on the cake to the Republicans because they could dump the shit on Dem-leaning voters while avoiding dumping the same shit on Rep-leaning voters.