Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Right now most highly engaged conservatives want the media to downplay Trump (because he’s bad for GOP electoral fortunes) and most highly engaged progressives want the same because sincerely believe he’s bad for democracy. But CNN, ABC, CBS, etc are trying to make money. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 16, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

All this commentary on did the media “learn their lesson” from covering Trump in 2015-2016 seems a little naive to me — these are for profit entities, mostly subsidiaries of publicly traded companies, and Trump was great for ratings. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 16, 2022 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Conservatives are obviously right that most of the people working in non-conservative media are liberals — but most of those liberals are first and foremost people with jobs to do, metrics to hit, and ultimately suits and shareholders they are accountable to. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 16, 2022 Hibernated