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Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy

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  • Author：Batya Ungar-Sargon
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Brian Katz ，

This was an excellent book， very well done。 The premise of the book is that the differences in class in our society are being ignored by discussing race， which narrative is perpetrated by the elite media。 A conclusion that is supported by the various chapters in the book。It starts with a history lesson， Joseph Pulitzer was an advocate of the masses and sold news papers to each and every person。 The NYT changed that， by focusing on wealthy readers by seeking advertising dollars that wanted rich e This was an excellent book， very well done。 The premise of the book is that the differences in class in our society are being ignored by discussing race， which narrative is perpetrated by the elite media。 A conclusion that is supported by the various chapters in the book。It starts with a history lesson， Joseph Pulitzer was an advocate of the masses and sold news papers to each and every person。 The NYT changed that， by focusing on wealthy readers by seeking advertising dollars that wanted rich eye balls。 Then journalists migrated from blue collar to elite status through attendance at elite universities。 These elite journalists than abandoned the working class in their reportage。 The digital revolution upsets the revenue model and forces media to target readership through subscriptions and fees， and to tailor their articles to the views of their readers， the liberal elite。 Vox and NYT are examples of this out of sorts dynamic。 Then Trump comes along and the elite media uses race to return profits to the news room。 Critical race theory is released from academia into the public sphere and affects media， corporate America and much more - putting race at center stage。 With the media using moral panic to push this narrative - in order to cover up for the class divide that exists in the Country。 The author them points to an interesting debate that is taking place within the black community， which debate is not making it to the public sphere because of the media。 Next there is a discussion about how the media incorrectly uses bias and half truths to portray Jews， Crime and Trump supporters。 Followed by a summation that holds that the media elite are partnering up with the tech oligarchs to perpetuate inequity and undermine democracy。 The last chapter discusses what each citizen can do the put a stop to this attack on democracy - where public debate is silenced and the working class has no voice in policy discussions。 。。。more

Xavier Bonilla ，

This was an excellent book！ Batya is a treasure。 This was well-researched， balanced， and pragmatic。 Her tone was respectful and her passion for journalism showed throughout。 Fantastic work！

Chris Boutté ，

I was fortunate enough to receive an early copy of this book from Batya， and I can honestly say that it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a long time when it comes to commentary on what’s going on in the world。 Prior to reading this book， I was completely unfamiliar with Batya’s work， but when I stumbled across her on Twitter and saw she had a book coming out， I decided to reach out and see if she had any review copies available。 If I’m being honest， as a left-leaning progressive， when I saw I was fortunate enough to receive an early copy of this book from Batya， and I can honestly say that it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a long time when it comes to commentary on what’s going on in the world。 Prior to reading this book， I was completely unfamiliar with Batya’s work， but when I stumbled across her on Twitter and saw she had a book coming out， I decided to reach out and see if she had any review copies available。 If I’m being honest， as a left-leaning progressive， when I saw the subtitle， I thought， “Oh hear we go。 Someone pandering to anti-woke culture。” Fortunately， I couldn’t have been more wrong。 Not only is Batya an amazing writer， but she provides a balanced， nuanced look at the current state of the divisiveness and how media played a major role in what’s happening。 I could go on and on about this book forever， but I’m going to give a brief overview of the thesis and topics in hopes that you’ll grab a copy because this is such an important book。 The main thesis that I gained from the book is that media has helped widen the class divide。 For a while， I’ve felt like a crazy person because it seemed as though left-leaning journalism was coming from this very rich and privileged place， and Batya made me realize I’m not the only one who recognized this。 After giving a history of Pulitzer and the origins of the New York Times， the author explains why the NYT and other forms of media shifted to write pieces for the elites。 With the rise of digital media， it got even worse when the NYT showed how much money you can make from a subscription model and pandering to outrage culture and woke language。 I figured this book would just be a bunch of opinions from the author， but Batya backs it up with data and research。 While I don’t agree with 100% of Batya’s opinions， I found myself agreeing with about 90% of them。 And for the opinions I disagreed with， I respect her views on those， and that’s the whole point of how we fix this mess。 Batya did an excellent explaining how outrage culture and twitter mobs dictate what the media covers， and as someone who was cancelled due to YouTube drama channels in 2019， I’ve witnessed this first-hand。 But this review is way longer than I wanted it to be， so I’ll end here。 Mark your calendars for 10/19/21 and get two copies of this book; one for you and one to give to someone else。 。。。more

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