This is the most clear-eyed, reality-based article I've read about the political pundit establishment. Ever.
> It is as if the media are actively trying to direct chaos or uncertainty because chaos and uncertainty would create something new or interesting to them—a good show—which is what they’ve decided the news is about.
> [...]
> If the media’s job, in part and during live events, is to document what they are seeing to translate those observations to an audience, it appears they would prefer to create a fantasy world to talk about, rather than simply discuss what’s plainly in front of their faces.
https://newrepublic.com/article/184990/pundit-brained-media-democratic-convention
#politics #uspol
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