But in the for-profit world of the media business, the incentives of both subscription sales and personal brand-building pull journalists in the opposite direction. You can see the tension between exploiting Trump’s attention and being exploited by him in the reaction by CNN and The New York Times. Most journalists see Trump’s attack on American political norms as a crisis; we understand it clearly because some of the attacks are on us. And we’re human beings with identities and beliefs that aren’t hard to find on social media. “It’s never crossed my mind, actually, until you raised it in this telephone call.”© 2020 The New York Times Company

Source: bd News24 September 07, 2020 04:18 UTC