by jpitney | Apr 30, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists
John Harris at Politico: In the wake of Watergate, journalists put a premium on detachment from political and corporate power. The assumption was that news organizations and their top journalists had their own power. With their large audiences, which provided...
by jpitney | Apr 29, 2023 | Elections, Nixon
Concerns about age and health are nothing new in presidential campaigns. In 1956, Adlai Stevenson crudely exploited President Eisenhower’s heart attack. He tried to frighten voters with the prospect that Vice President Nixon would soon succeed Ike. “And distasteful...
by jpitney | Apr 28, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists
by jpitney | Apr 27, 2023 | Civility, Polarization, Public Opinion, Social Media
From the American Bar Association: A massive 85% of U.S. residents believe civility is worse compared to 10 years ago, and a majority believe social media and media are to blame, according to the fifth annual American Bar Association Survey of Civic Literacy. Nearly a...
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2023 | Civility, Debate, Deliberation
Living solely in a political bubble/echo chamber makes us bad at debate and persuasion. This problem used to be more prevalent on the left. Today, it’s a bigger problem on the right. Watch @RadioFreeTom & me discuss that problem👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/FW9FvIhYU5...
