Dan Gillmor on Nostr: It will be pathetic, but unsurprising, if political journalists and editorial writers ...
It will be pathetic, but unsurprising, if political journalists and editorial writers eagerly buy into the notion that Trump has decided to become a gruff but cuddly national grandfather who brings us together.
The press has routinely done stenography to amplify obvious cons (e.g. the "New Nixon", "compassionate conservatism" and the like).
Look at the record -- just once, journalists -- before you do it again and, this time, grease the path to dictatorship.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/trump-shooting-republican-convention-speech-rewrite
The press has routinely done stenography to amplify obvious cons (e.g. the "New Nixon", "compassionate conservatism" and the like).
Look at the record -- just once, journalists -- before you do it again and, this time, grease the path to dictatorship.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/trump-shooting-republican-convention-speech-rewrite