Dan Gillmor on Nostr: As Josh Marshall observes, re the Russian op against the Bidens: "The story here is ...
As Josh Marshall observes, re the Russian op against the Bidens:
"The story here is how the U.S. again got bamboozled by transparent foreign manipulation and how the U.S. political press bought into it pretty much whole hog."
Our political press isn't terrible solely because it cares more about horse races than one party's attacks on democracy. It's dangerous, in its willful incompetence. We're in some trouble, and there's no sign that most journalists care -- at all.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-dc-reporters-overcome-their-trumper-shock-training/sharetoken/KGBJRFFolANQ?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Backchannel%20wsurvey%20267&utm_medium=email
"The story here is how the U.S. again got bamboozled by transparent foreign manipulation and how the U.S. political press bought into it pretty much whole hog."
Our political press isn't terrible solely because it cares more about horse races than one party's attacks on democracy. It's dangerous, in its willful incompetence. We're in some trouble, and there's no sign that most journalists care -- at all.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-dc-reporters-overcome-their-trumper-shock-training/sharetoken/KGBJRFFolANQ?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=Backchannel%20wsurvey%20267&utm_medium=email