I find it unsellting when #media outlets talk about politicians and their "path to power" or their "holding onto power," etc. Over many years, the media has helped skew the national perception of politicians not as "holding an office" or elected to "serve the people" but as vaulted celebrities with "power" that needs to be maintained no matter the cost. Today, we get political theater over actual legislation. #politicalmedia #politics

This nonsense has touched my family and friends as well

At least five #conservativeradio hosts who warned their audiences against the #vaccine have #diedofCovid in recent months. But the death of #MarcusLamb this week highlights a different #networkofmisinformation that has nearly as broad a reach in #conservativecircles but receives far less attention in #politicalmedia: conservative #Christianbroadcasters.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/opinions/marcus-lamb-covid-misinformation-televangelist-hemmer/index.html

One thing that would help improve media coverage of politics would be the banishing of all stories and headlines that feature words like “could,” “might,” “expected” and the like. Speculation is not news. It is also grossly manipulable by campaigns and political insiders. The 24 hour “news” cycle is destroying meaningful political life in favor of hashtags and performative displays.

#politicalmedia #politics #media

Time for my #Fediverse #introduction -

Hi - I'm Eric (he/him/his). I'm #healing and #striving to be an #embodied #antiracist.

I'm an #immigration #attorney #lawyer practicing #immigrationlaw and helping folks with #removaldefense and #asylum and #visas and the like. I write lots of #appellate #briefs.

I'm also a #music #composer and #filmmusic #MusicProducer. I maintain a #musiclibrary and #compose #originalmusic for #US #Democratic #politicalMedia.

Links in my bio - Say hi!