Wonder why media treats vaccine 'sceptics' and climate 'sceptics' and immigration 'critics' with kid gloves?
It's not some conspiracy and the journalists generally know these people are full of shit. The answer is simply that these groups are able to deliver stunning amounts of 'flak.'
They are able to make life hard for media who cover them in an accurate way. They comment, they complain, they harass. Eventually the media self-censors.
Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️⚧️ /
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2023-07-08 13:14:13
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