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Why Media’s High Praise For Trump’s “Leadership” Is Problematic
As we continue to plough through this unprecedented period of pandemic hysteria, those who engage are reliant on the aggressiveness of our news cycle, issuing bipolar bulletins of how the world is ending soon, but regardless of our dire fate we must focus on healthy positivity.
We also have the crippling side effects of “troll nation” and how the voracious spread of misinformation, conspiracy theories and cruel rumors about hated celebs, combine to torment hapless users who are unable to self-impose a much-needed hiatus from the tools of imminent destruction.
But back to news outlets and the alliance of white media, which happens when white talents in influential positions are able to make unreasonable and in some cases nonsensical assessments, that expose the misery of not having a worthy representative who can voice the acute concerns of oppressed communities.
The woeful lack of diversity in an industry that willfully refuses to flood prominent newsrooms with talents of color, at a time when such a gesture is vital for the treacherous landscape of this high-stakes battle to reclaim The White House, from the lethal grasp of a white nationalist, is a testament to how white power coordinates packaged messaging.
