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"The #NewYorkTimes, #CNN, & the rest of incumbent #journalism:

You have refused to recognize #fascism at the door. You insist on covering #authoritarianism as just another side in still-symmetrical #American politics.

You do not read #history. For God’s sake, reread or read Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (or at least listen to the podcast). You fail to cite history for your readers, explaining the context of what is occurring"
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#Press #Media #News #USA

Headline, photo and text from article. Headline: How they have failed us September 19, 2024 | No Comments Photo: The Washington Post building Text: It is as if the editorial department at The Washington Post woke up one morning asking, in headlines I will quote below, “What are we doing wrong?” I will start by trying to answer the question for them, The New York Times, CNN, and the rest of incumbent journalism: You have refused to recognize fascism at the door. You insist on covering authoritarianism as just another side in still-symmetrical American politics. You do not read history. For God’s sake, reread or read Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (or at least listen to the podcast). You fail to cite history for your readers, explaining the context of what is occurring, because you insist on thinking you are writing your “first draft of history.” What hubris.

How they have failed us — BuzzMachine

It is as if the editorial department at The Washington Post woke up one morning asking, in headlines I will quote below, “What are we doing wrong?” I will...
Jeff Jarvis (BuzzMachine)
#press #news #fascism #journalism #media #USA #American #history #cnn #authoritarianism #newyorktimes
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