The liberal media, while outwardly critical of Donald Trump, benefit from his potential presidency through increased influence over their audience and the ability to extract large profits. During the last US election, outlets like The Washington Post and The New Yorker saw record circulation, and networks like CNN and MSNBC experienced record viewership and unprecedented profits in 2016. The focus on Trump's candidacy, often treated as a horserace by the media, has been criticized for normalizing his behavior and ignoring the serious implications of his open declaration promising autocracy. The election outrage cycle serves as a life-source for both Trump and the liberal media, perpetuating their mutual influence.
One-only one-publication triumphed by going woke and becoming the ultimate luxury good for wealthy liberals, the NYT. Every other for-profit publication that embraced wokism not only because its activist staff wanted it but as a selling strategy is dead or dying. Good going.
The election outrage cycle is a life-source for both Trump and the liberal media. @lhfang: 👇 https://t.co/2pvyRrmPKI
CNN, MSNBC et al are in their glory; horserace 24/7. They love it-- bloviate endlessly about who is up, who is down, using polls and analysts. But it is so dangerous. Normalizing Trump as just another candidate, ignoring the stakes and his open declaration promising autocracy. 1/
Donald Trump is a gift for America’s ailing liberal media. He drove record viewership and unprecedented profits in 2016, writes @lhfang: 👇https://t.co/2pvyRrmPKI
The Washington Post and New Yorker enjoyed record circulation during the last US election. The liberal media survives on Trump content, writes @lhfang: 👇https://t.co/2pvyRrmPKI
The liberal media are outwardly angry at Trump being likely to win the presidency. But secretly they know it gives them massive power over their audience and an ability to extract large profits through soaring subscriptions. 🇺🇸📰 https://t.co/ZKtwMlZaLX