Thanks for mentioning the wealth/class issue. That feels particularly true with media based in the Beltway, NYC, LA, and most TV news. They don't seem to recognize their own bubble.
I think this disconnect shows up in the choices they make about WHAT to cover and -- importantly -- what it doesn't cross their minds to regularly cover at al…
Thanks for mentioning the wealth/class issue. That feels particularly true with media based in the Beltway, NYC, LA, and most TV news. They don't seem to recognize their own bubble.
I think this disconnect shows up in the choices they make about WHAT to cover and -- importantly -- what it doesn't cross their minds to regularly cover at all (e.g., consumer issues, corruption, corporate manipulation for profit, infrastructure collapse, middle class, labor, health insurance until Luigi forced them to, etc). And when they do cover those topics, they generally follow an MBA framing, centering the needs of corporations.
Thanks for mentioning the wealth/class issue. That feels particularly true with media based in the Beltway, NYC, LA, and most TV news. They don't seem to recognize their own bubble.
I think this disconnect shows up in the choices they make about WHAT to cover and -- importantly -- what it doesn't cross their minds to regularly cover at all (e.g., consumer issues, corruption, corporate manipulation for profit, infrastructure collapse, middle class, labor, health insurance until Luigi forced them to, etc). And when they do cover those topics, they generally follow an MBA framing, centering the needs of corporations.