Friday, September 11, 2020

Trump's Love-Hate Relationship with the Media

Trump appreciates the value of publicity--both good and bad. And the media loves ratings. They are perfect for one another, enthusiastically giving and taking umbrage. It's quite a show...Trump skillfully playing a pliant media that obsequiously covers every tweet, insult and outrage ('..but we have to...he's the President!'). It's worth it...revenue and profits have been rising sharply at cable news networks since he was elected, according to the Pew Research Center. He'll be missed by both Fox News and MSNBC, if current numbers hold.

  

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