the fact that multiple newspapers are altering their coverage of the election based on fear of reprisal from one candidate is, in fact, a Giant Fucking Story
They really think they can benefit more by being propaganda for an authoritarian, then embrace their role as the 4th estate and protect democracy
Less than two weeks from the Election and the media has decided to sit this one out
Timothy Snyder, Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Do not obey in advance. Lesson 1, first page, of my pamphlet "On Tyranny"
Collaborators of Authoritarian rule, are the last ones placed on the pile of dead bodies
@Kinnison Abject cowardice. They clearly weren't listening when Ruth Ben-Ghiat told us never to surrender in advance or however she put it.
@Kinnison
They're going to pay for it either way
@Kinnison He's a billionaire and thus, has no shame.🤷♂️
I think a major part of them are worried about their top ADVERTISERS political preferences.
Sadly, money still rules when it's crunch time.
I expect it on TV- don't even think of them as "News" shows anymore... but the sellout of journalism by the newspapers really does hit hard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire
#EatTheRich #politics