In the article, the author gives his bias away with a throwaway premise: “Trump did run a despicable campaign, and he’s a menace to the country and the world. But it’s not because he’s a strongman. It’s because he’s a weakling.”
You quickly realize that deep-rooted animosity and resentment has replaced any sort of thoughtfulness. This will continue at many of the newspapers who put their reputations at risk with their awkward coverage of the campaigns. The TV networks, being subject to FCC oversight, and naturally fearful, are backing off.
This all creates an unfortunate smokescreen to the realities of the day for the mainstream press making them even more vulnerable to losing business. Most operations, including the New York Times, have resorted to native advertising to make ends meet. |
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