Dan, I hear what you're saying. This part is really frightening ...
"Pro-Trump billionaires currently own Fox News, CBS News, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Roku, the Washington Post, and a huge swath of local television and radio stations. More alarmingly, these MAGA billionaires control the platforms that distribute news, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, and TikTok."
Like me, I assume many of your readers support the various pro-democracy outlets, e.g., Crooked, The NYT, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Bulwark, etc. To be candid, it's a bit overwhelming, but I do it because I am a news/politics junkie and I also want to support these outlets. Beyond The NYT, it seems like we need one to really breakthrough in a big way across of mediums, i.e., pods (both video & audio), video shorts, social media, etc. Do you see any consolidation with aim to strengthen these orgs.? Other moves?
What’s your ammunition? What vision do you have to offer?
I like what Chris Murphy offers up in his “Crisis of the Common Good”. He misses the mark in a couple places, perhaps blinded by his privilege (the story about his son’s hockey experience irked me … I can’t imagine having the disposable income to fund that … I almost put the book down after reading that … I’m glad I didn’t).
I used to call myself an FDR Democrat. A couple years ago I recognized I’d come up with a socially acceptable euphemism for social democrat. I use them interchangeably now. Murphy’s antidotes for the US oligarchy now in charge resonate with me.
Murphy offers tangible policies to hope for. Not a nice graphic of the word “HOPE”.
Policies. Backed with stories that people can relate to (except youth hockey …).
You need ammunition to push back on the skepticism and cynicism of today. They need not be Murphy’s, nut what he offers can be viewed as a straw-man for building a vision.
Hi Dan - Wondering if Trump's "confession" might be useful to AG Bonta and the state of CA in its suit to stop the merger? Perhaps you could flag it for them in the event it flew under their radar?
Dan, if you were a democratic mega donor and were going to spend $1m on media ownership right now, where would you spend it? Strategically placed Spanish radio station? Web start up?
Dan, I hear what you're saying. This part is really frightening ...
"Pro-Trump billionaires currently own Fox News, CBS News, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Roku, the Washington Post, and a huge swath of local television and radio stations. More alarmingly, these MAGA billionaires control the platforms that distribute news, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, and TikTok."
Like me, I assume many of your readers support the various pro-democracy outlets, e.g., Crooked, The NYT, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Bulwark, etc. To be candid, it's a bit overwhelming, but I do it because I am a news/politics junkie and I also want to support these outlets. Beyond The NYT, it seems like we need one to really breakthrough in a big way across of mediums, i.e., pods (both video & audio), video shorts, social media, etc. Do you see any consolidation with aim to strengthen these orgs.? Other moves?
Thank you, Mr. Pfeiffer. Great and important essay.
What’s your ammunition? What vision do you have to offer?
I like what Chris Murphy offers up in his “Crisis of the Common Good”. He misses the mark in a couple places, perhaps blinded by his privilege (the story about his son’s hockey experience irked me … I can’t imagine having the disposable income to fund that … I almost put the book down after reading that … I’m glad I didn’t).
I used to call myself an FDR Democrat. A couple years ago I recognized I’d come up with a socially acceptable euphemism for social democrat. I use them interchangeably now. Murphy’s antidotes for the US oligarchy now in charge resonate with me.
Murphy offers tangible policies to hope for. Not a nice graphic of the word “HOPE”.
Policies. Backed with stories that people can relate to (except youth hockey …).
You need ammunition to push back on the skepticism and cynicism of today. They need not be Murphy’s, nut what he offers can be viewed as a straw-man for building a vision.
And you need a vision NOW.
Hi Dan - Wondering if Trump's "confession" might be useful to AG Bonta and the state of CA in its suit to stop the merger? Perhaps you could flag it for them in the event it flew under their radar?
Dan, if you were a democratic mega donor and were going to spend $1m on media ownership right now, where would you spend it? Strategically placed Spanish radio station? Web start up?