narrative journalism

Only 14% of Americans Trust the Media – HotAir

I know what you’re thinking: That many? Fresh from the You Reap What You Sow Department comes the latest poll from the Associated Press/NORC on trust in media. Overwhelming majorities of their respondents have moderate to strong concerns over accuracy, bias, gossip, and a raft of other issues. Guess who the AP blames for this […]

The True Roots of Rural ‘Rage’ – HotAir

The Protection Racket Media has spent the last few weeks running with a new narrative of panic pornography: “white rural rage.” Along with “Christian nationalism,” these media explanations of the current dysfunction in American politics start and end with Donald Trump and his alleged “threat to democracy.”  The general gist of these narratives is that […]

It’s a Cult, and I’m Its Heretic – HotAir

In a sane world, this would be satire. Instead, Adam Rubenstein’s lengthy essay at The Atlantic attempts to inject sanity into a journalism industry that has turned into a partisan cult.  And when we say cult, we mean it — all the way to the finger-snapping struggle session Rubenstein, a former Opinion editor at the […]

Trump’s ‘Christian Nationalism’ Includes the Radical Idea of … Child Support – HotAir

Old and busted: “Ultra-MAGA!” New hotness: “Christian nationalism!” The mainstream media has chosen their narrative for the upcoming election season. In order to convince voters to support an increasingly senile Joe Biden, the Protection Racket Media has to panic them into believing that Donald Trump’s election would be worse than an incapacitated incumbent who can’t […]

White House Reporters Knew About Biden All Along – HotAir

According to a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, 86% of Americans now believe Joe Biden’s too old to serve as president. The mainstream media’s fluffing of Biden and deflection to the fitness of Donald Trump hasn’t fooled most voters, and that includes 73% of Democrats.  In fact, the mainstream media hasn’t even fooled itself. Now that Robert […]