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StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎<p>“I work so hard for the party across the country,” <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JeaninePirro" target="_blank">#JeaninePirro</a> texted then-Republican National Committee Chair <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RonnaMcDaniel" target="_blank">#RonnaMcDaniel</a> in 2020. “I’m the Number 1 watched show on all news cable all weekend. I work so hard for the President and party.” <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/media/texts-show-jeanine-pirro-called-hannity-an-egomaniac-boasted-about-helping-trump-while-at-fox-news/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.mediaite.com/media/texts-...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/media/texts-show-jeanine-pirro-called-hannity-an-egomaniac-boasted-about-helping-trump-while-at-fox-news/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Texts Show Jeanine Pirro Calle...</a></p>
Nonilex<p>“I work so hard for the party across the country,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeaninePirro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeaninePirro</span></a> now the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USattorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USattorney</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a>, told <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> in the message, acc/to newly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unredacted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unredacted</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> documents made public Tues in filings by the voting technology company <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Smartmatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smartmatic</span></a>, which in 2021 filed a $2.7B <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defamation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defamation</span></a> lawsuit against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fox</span></a> over its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2020election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2020election</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a>. “I’m the Number 1 watched show on all news cable all weekend. I work so hard for the President &amp; party.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, who was ousted by Donald Trump, writes in The Hill that Republicans are well behind in their efforts to get young voters.</p><p>Said McDaniel: “In an election that will be won on the margins, the failure of Republicans to engage these new young voters would amount to a missed opportunity. Already my kids have been inundated with Democratic mail and texts, and my son has even had Democratic organizers knock doors in his college apartment complex.”</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Peltz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peltz</span></a>, who was 81 at the time &amp; made his fortune via junk bonds &amp; leveraged buyouts, had gathered some traditional high rollers, including the hedge-fund manager <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnPaulson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnPaulson</span></a> &amp; the Las Vegas casino <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tycoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tycoon</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveWynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveWynn</span></a>, as well as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a>, then the chair of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a>. He had also invited <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RulingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RulingClass</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bourgeoisie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bourgeoisie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aristocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Totalitarianism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>&quot;The authors of The Other Divide make this point: The anger coming from these <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>media</span></a> bubbles is not the result of increased polarization. The anger from these media bubbles is driving <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>polarization</span></a>.&quot;</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> Story Fall Out (But What About Fox?) and a few words about the next election - Teri Kanefield<br /><a href="https://terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mcdaniel-story-fall-out/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mc</span><span class="invisible">daniel-story-fall-out/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RageMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RageMachine</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/partisannews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>partisannews</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mediabias" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mediabias</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/groupthink" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>groupthink</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/confirmationbias" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>confirmationbias</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/whataboutism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>whataboutism</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Ex-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> Chair <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> misleads on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a>’s ‘Meet the Press’ about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electionlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electionlaw</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/25/ronna-mcdaniel/ex-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-misleads-nbc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politifact.com/factchecks/2024</span><span class="invisible">/mar/25/ronna-mcdaniel/ex-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-misleads-nbc/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>Mark Jacob responds to the whine of CNN's Fareed Zakaria that NBC's firing of Ronna McDaniel "cancels" Trump's supporters who actually believe his Big Lie about the 2020 election:</p><p>"What about the people who believe the moon landings were fake? Doubts have persisted for half a century."</p><p>Should they be given air time? If not – obviously not – then why Trump supporters believing nonsense?</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/lets-be-fair-to-the-facts-not-to" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stopthepresses.news/p/lets-be-</span><span class="invisible">fair-to-the-facts-not-to</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Jesus fucking Christ! Fire Kristen Welker already! </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireKristenWelker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireKristenWelker</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ShitThePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShitThePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCarrieBudoffBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCarrieBudoffBrown</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireRebeccaBlumenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireRebeccaBlumenstein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCesarConde" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCesarConde</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottNBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IndictRonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndictRonnaMcDaniel</span></a> </p><p>NBC host under fire for &#39;profoundly irresponsible&#39; reporting on Trump&#39;s judicial attacks <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/nbc-welker-irresponsible-judge-trump/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/nbc-welker-irresp</span><span class="invisible">onsible-judge-trump/</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>It was outrageous for <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a> to hire <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a>. She's a liar and a hypocrite who aided and abetted an attempted coup. For Pete's sake, this is a woman who literally changed her name to make <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> happy.<br>She and everyone else in the GOP who abetted or continues to abet Trump is an outrage, and every one of them should be ostracized, and shamed, not given $600k contracts to do news commentary.<br>2/4</p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Oh, it&#39;s not that Ronna is a treasonous liar, it&#39;s that NBC didn&#39;t teach her how to lie to their standards. Thanks, Reince!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCarrieBudoffBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCarrieBudoffBrown</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireRebeccaBlumenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireRebeccaBlumenstein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCesarConde" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCesarConde</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottNBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IndictRonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndictRonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReincePriebus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReincePriebus</span></a></p><p>Former RNC chair dissects Ronna McDaniel’s NBC ouster <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/31/former-rnc-dnc-chairs-ronna-mcdaniels-nbc-ouster-00149867" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2024/03/31/f</span><span class="invisible">ormer-rnc-dnc-chairs-ronna-mcdaniels-nbc-ouster-00149867</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>&quot;...As a result, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/commentators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>commentators</span></a> learn that it doesn’t matter what they say. They can talk off the tops of their heads and make stuff up and as long as they offer an evocative performance of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/partisanidentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>partisanidentity</span></a>, they will continue to be hailed as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/legalexperts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>legalexperts</span></a>...&quot;</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> Story - Teri Kanefield<br /><a href="https://terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mcdaniel-story/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mc</span><span class="invisible">daniel-story/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OutrageIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OutrageIndustry</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalisticintegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalisticintegrity</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mediaoutrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mediaoutrage</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>We’re not done criticizing NBC. The network has another problem: retired generals and admirals who have a personal stake in what they comment on. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCarrieBudoffBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCarrieBudoffBrown</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireRebeccaBlumenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireRebeccaBlumenstein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCesarConde" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCesarConde</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottNBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IndictRonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndictRonnaMcDaniel</span></a> </p><p>NBC Rejects Trump Voice but Embraces War Party <a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/03/30/nbc-military-conflict-interest-stavridis-mccaffrey/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2024/03/30/nb</span><span class="invisible">c-military-conflict-interest-stavridis-mccaffrey/</span></a></p>
The One<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ronnamcdaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ronnamcdaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nbc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nbcnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nbcnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rnc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electiondenier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electiondenier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalhumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalhumor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>NBC pundit search in full swing! 👀 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCarrieBudoffBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCarrieBudoffBrown</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireRebeccaBlumenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireRebeccaBlumenstein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCesarConde" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCesarConde</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottNBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IndictRonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndictRonnaMcDaniel</span></a></p>
JustKathy<p>From Politico's Illinois Playbook, on NBC's "unhiring" of Ronna McDaniel:</p><p>"The RNC is considering restricting NBC’s access to this summer’s Milwaukee convention as a result of the incident, reports my POLITICO colleague Alex Isenstadt.</p><p>“We are taking a hard look at what this means for NBC’s participation at the convention,” said Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for the RNC and the Trump campaign. “Our priority is making sure this is a world class event that allows President Trump to feature his message and vision in a fair way.”</p><p>Oh, yes, please do share Trump's message and vision at this "world class event." (LMAO). We wouldn't want anyone to have any doubts that the man is an unhinged malignant narcissist. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"After a firestorm of criticism from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>, the “Meet the Press” host &amp; guests, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MSNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSNBC</span></a> hosts &amp; outside <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a> executives dumped former <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> National Committee chairwoman <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> as a contributor reportedly set to be paid $300,000 annually...</p><p>The incident reveals just how badly some major <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> outlets have lost their way.</p><p>Maybe the ratings frenzy &amp; “both-siderism” have warped management’s news judgment."<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">24/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Will the media learn the right lesson from the Ronna McDaniel debacle? </p><p>Sadly, <a href="https://c.im/tags/MSNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSNBC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> couched the decision to drop <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ronna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ronna</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McDaniel</span></a> in a blizzard of corporate speak. </p><p>(“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … It has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.”) </p><p>Funny — the journalists who spoke up said McDaniel’s departure was required to <br>🔸preserve their journalistic mission and the network’s credibility, <br>🔸not out of any need for “alignment.”</p><p>We can only hope that NBC and other news organizations take away something more than “don’t hire a MAGA mouthpiece” </p><p>A few ideas:<br>
• Create a <a href="https://c.im/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> that affirms your goals are telling the <a href="https://c.im/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> and defending <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, which protects the First Amendment — not fake balance.
• <a href="https://c.im/tags/Stop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pretending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pretending</span></a> four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump and his movement are presenting <a href="https://c.im/tags/alternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternative</span></a> “<a href="https://c.im/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policies</span></a>” as a normal party would. They are fighting for an alternate system: authoritarianism.
• Politicians’ outright <a href="https://c.im/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> must be identified, not just labeled as their “response” or “position.”
• Instead of obsessing over <a href="https://c.im/tags/polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polls</span></a>, devote extensive coverage to <a href="https://c.im/tags/analyzing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analyzing</span></a> the Heritage Foundation’s “<a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>” and Trump’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agenda</span></a>. Feature <a href="https://c.im/tags/historians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historians</span></a> and political <a href="https://c.im/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> during news segments (not only on panels) to put Trump’s views and statements in context.
• <a href="https://c.im/tags/Don" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Don</span></a>’t excerpt a few words from a Trump rally or speech, dub it an “argument” and <a href="https://c.im/tags/ignore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ignore</span></a> his mental short-circuits and <a href="https://c.im/tags/deteriorating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deteriorating</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/intellect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intellect</span></a>.
</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">24/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Debacle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debacle</span></a></p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@nbcnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nbcnews</span></a></span> would have known not to hire <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> if they had followed our guidelines -- "DON'T PLATFORM LIARS"</p><p>Of course, we would have hoped they wouldn't need us to tell them that was bad practice for a news org.</p><p>You can read and sign on to support our pro-democracy media guidelines here:</p><p><a href="https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2</span><span class="invisible">024-election-coverage</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a></p>
Jon_Ostrove<p>I imagine that NBC is going to bounce back from their embarrassing debacle over Ronna McDaniel and come up with a more palatable right-wing commentator. Who could it be? <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ronnamcdaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ronnamcdaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nbc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nbcnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nbcnews</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RonnaMcDaniel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCarrieBudoffBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCarrieBudoffBrown</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireRebeccaBlumenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireRebeccaBlumenstein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireCesarConde" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FireCesarConde</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoycottNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottNBC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NBCUniversal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NBCUniversal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IndictRonnaMcDaniel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndictRonnaMcDaniel</span></a></p>