Biden Has a Michigan Problem

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156. You too, eh?

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I pick through everything that I read these days. Who is this person, who do they write for and what is their agenda? Cable news is utterly useless, it is all a big show. There are a few print sources I trust, but again, I have to consider bias.

I used to work in media, and narratives form. I've been in the room when it's happened. I haven't worked in elite newsrooms, but I don't imagine they're much different. Somebody says ahead of time "the story is this," and that's what they chase. Any information which counters that narrative is downplayed or, sometimes, dismissed. A lot of it is laziness. A writer for Salon actually said that quiet part out loud: it's just easier. You know ahead of time what the story's going to be, you know how to play it, plan for it. Easier on the news-gatherer: they know what to look for.