Reposted by Sam Holman
A new study from @mmfa.bsky.social reaches the obvious conclusion: "The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces"
This is, IMO, the single greatest threat to the left in the US, and the one to which it is most blind.
This is, IMO, the single greatest threat to the left in the US, and the one to which it is most blind.
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
March 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A new study from @mmfa.bsky.social reaches the obvious conclusion: "The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces"
This is, IMO, the single greatest threat to the left in the US, and the one to which it is most blind.
This is, IMO, the single greatest threat to the left in the US, and the one to which it is most blind.
Simplest answer: right wing ideas were relegated to digital spaces right before the influence of digital and its creators came to dominate.
We on the left got comfortable winning legacy media/ entertainment as they lost power.
Now, we’re the ones in the corner and we have a choice to make.
We on the left got comfortable winning legacy media/ entertainment as they lost power.
Now, we’re the ones in the corner and we have a choice to make.
Hopefully clear to folks by now that the online media asymmetry isn't tenable. Still wondering how it came about in the first place, though. We're not exactly short of underemployed left-leaning people in the entertainment industry!
not ideal that a big chunk of the most prominent lefty voices online are youtubers who post like once every 6-18 months www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
March 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Simplest answer: right wing ideas were relegated to digital spaces right before the influence of digital and its creators came to dominate.
We on the left got comfortable winning legacy media/ entertainment as they lost power.
Now, we’re the ones in the corner and we have a choice to make.
We on the left got comfortable winning legacy media/ entertainment as they lost power.
Now, we’re the ones in the corner and we have a choice to make.
Democrats voice retreat about the scattered response to Trump’s address with a… scattered response about decorum… 🫠
How about: "I share Rep Green’s outrage that the Trump administration is attempting to gut healthcare programs for working-class Americans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
How about: "I share Rep Green’s outrage that the Trump administration is attempting to gut healthcare programs for working-class Americans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Some Democrats Regret Their Scattered Responses to Trump’s Speech to Congress
Progressive and moderate Democrats criticized a protest by Representative Al Green as a distraction, and the party leadership tried to refocus attention on economic issues.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Democrats voice retreat about the scattered response to Trump’s address with a… scattered response about decorum… 🫠
How about: "I share Rep Green’s outrage that the Trump administration is attempting to gut healthcare programs for working-class Americans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
How about: "I share Rep Green’s outrage that the Trump administration is attempting to gut healthcare programs for working-class Americans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
If there were ever a moment for Dems to learn the lessons in this podcast, this would be it. ihttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-chris-hayes.html
Opinion | Democrats Are Losing the War for Attention. Badly.
The MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes on why attention has become more valuable than money in politics.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If there were ever a moment for Dems to learn the lessons in this podcast, this would be it. ihttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-chris-hayes.html
Tough to come out of paternity leave and into a constitutional crisis.
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tough to come out of paternity leave and into a constitutional crisis.
It’s 3 am on the last day of Jay Inslee’s 12 years as WA’s governor, and I’m up feeding my 1 week old daughter.
The best thing I can say about Gov’s legacy is that my daughter’s rights, heath, opportunities, and future are best protected in WA because of his leadership. And it’s not just climate…
The best thing I can say about Gov’s legacy is that my daughter’s rights, heath, opportunities, and future are best protected in WA because of his leadership. And it’s not just climate…
January 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It’s 3 am on the last day of Jay Inslee’s 12 years as WA’s governor, and I’m up feeding my 1 week old daughter.
The best thing I can say about Gov’s legacy is that my daughter’s rights, heath, opportunities, and future are best protected in WA because of his leadership. And it’s not just climate…
The best thing I can say about Gov’s legacy is that my daughter’s rights, heath, opportunities, and future are best protected in WA because of his leadership. And it’s not just climate…