Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, who was ousted by Donald Trump, writes in The Hill that Republicans are well behind in their efforts to get young voters.

Said McDaniel: “In an election that will be won on the margins, the failure of Republicans to engage these new young voters would amount to a missed opportunity. Already my kids have been inundated with Democratic mail and texts, and my son has even had Democratic organizers knock doors in his college apartment complex.”

"The authors of The Other Divide make this point: The anger coming from these #media bubbles is not the result of increased polarization. The anger from these media bubbles is driving #polarization."

The #RonnaMcDaniel Story Fall Out (But What About Fox?) and a few words about the next election - Teri Kanefield
https://terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mcdaniel-story-fall-out/

#RageMachine
#partisannews
#criticalthinking
#misinformation
#mediabias
#groupthink
#confirmationbias
#whataboutism

Ex-#RNC Chair #RonnaMcDaniel misleads on #NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ about #Montana #electionlaw

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/mar/25/ronna-mcdaniel/ex-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-misleads-nbc/

Mark Jacob responds to the whine of CNN's Fareed Zakaria that NBC's firing of Ronna McDaniel "cancels" Trump's supporters who actually believe his Big Lie about the 2020 election:

"What about the people who believe the moon landings were fake? Doubts have persisted for half a century."

Should they be given air time? If not – obviously not – then why Trump supporters believing nonsense?

#Trump #BigLie #RonnaMcDaniel #NBC

https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/lets-be-fair-to-the-facts-not-to

Jesus fucking Christ! Fire Kristen Welker already!

#FireKristenWelker #ShitThePress #NBC #RonnaMcDaniel #FireCarrieBudoffBrown #FireRebeccaBlumenstein #FireCesarConde #BoycottNBC #NBCUniversal #Comcast #IndictRonnaMcDaniel

NBC host under fire for 'profoundly irresponsible' reporting on Trump's judicial attacks https://www.rawstory.com/nbc-welker-irresponsible-judge-trump/

Oh, it's not that Ronna is a treasonous liar, it's that NBC didn't teach her how to lie to their standards. Thanks, Reince!

#NBC #RonnaMcDaniel #FireCarrieBudoffBrown #FireRebeccaBlumenstein #FireCesarConde #BoycottNBC #NBCUniversal #Comcast #IndictRonnaMcDaniel #ReincePriebus

Former RNC chair dissects Ronna McDaniel’s NBC ouster https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/31/former-rnc-dnc-chairs-ronna-mcdaniels-nbc-ouster-00149867

"...As a result, the #commentators learn that it doesn’t matter what they say. They can talk off the tops of their heads and make stuff up and as long as they offer an evocative performance of #partisanidentity, they will continue to be hailed as #legalexperts..."

The #RonnaMcDaniel Story - Teri Kanefield
https://terikanefield.com/the-ronna-mcdaniel-story/

#OutrageIndustry
#misinformation
#Disinformation
#journalism
#journalisticintegrity
#mediaoutrage
#criticalthinking

We’re not done criticizing NBC. The network has another problem: retired generals and admirals who have a personal stake in what they comment on.

#NBC #RonnaMcDaniel #FireCarrieBudoffBrown #FireRebeccaBlumenstein #FireCesarConde #BoycottNBC #NBCUniversal #Comcast #IndictRonnaMcDaniel

NBC Rejects Trump Voice but Embraces War Party https://theintercept.com/2024/03/30/nbc-military-conflict-interest-stavridis-mccaffrey/

NBC pundit search in full swing!

From Politico's Illinois Playbook, on NBC's "unhiring" of Ronna McDaniel:

"The RNC is considering restricting NBC’s access to this summer’s Milwaukee convention as a result of the incident, reports my POLITICO colleague Alex Isenstadt.

“We are taking a hard look at what this means for NBC’s participation at the convention,” said Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for the RNC and the Trump campaign. “Our priority is making sure this is a world class event that allows President Trump to feature his message and vision in a fair way.”

Oh, yes, please do share Trump's message and vision at this "world class event." (LMAO). We wouldn't want anyone to have any doubts that the man is an unhinged malignant narcissist. #NBC #RonnaMcDaniel

"After a firestorm of criticism from #Democrats, the “Meet the Press” host & guests, #MSNBC hosts & outside #journalists, #NBC executives dumped former #Republican National Committee chairwoman #RonnaMcDaniel as a contributor reportedly set to be paid $300,000 annually...

The incident reveals just how badly some major #media outlets have lost their way.

Maybe the ratings frenzy & “both-siderism” have warped management’s news judgment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/

Will the media learn the right lesson from the Ronna McDaniel debacle?

Sadly, #MSNBC #management couched the decision to drop #Ronna #McDaniel in a blizzard of corporate speak.

(“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … It has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.”)

Funny — the journalists who spoke up said McDaniel’s departure was required to
preserve their journalistic mission and the network’s credibility,
not out of any need for “alignment.”

We can only hope that NBC and other news organizations take away something more than “don’t hire a MAGA mouthpiece”

A few ideas:

• Create a #mission #statement that affirms your goals are telling the #truth and defending #democracy, which protects the First Amendment — not fake balance.
• #Stop #pretending four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump and his movement are presenting #alternative “#policies” as a normal party would. They are fighting for an alternate system: authoritarianism.
• Politicians’ outright #lies must be identified, not just labeled as their “response” or “position.”
• Instead of obsessing over #polls, devote extensive coverage to #analyzing the Heritage Foundation’s “#Project2025” and Trump’s #fascist #agenda. Feature #historians and political #scientists during news segments (not only on panels) to put Trump’s views and statements in context.
• #Don’t excerpt a few words from a Trump rally or speech, dub it an “argument” and #ignore his mental short-circuits and #deteriorating #intellect.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/ #Media #RonnaMcDaniel #Debacle

@nbcnews would have known not to hire #RonnaMcDaniel if they had followed our guidelines -- "DON'T PLATFORM LIARS"

Of course, we would have hoped they wouldn't need us to tell them that was bad practice for a news org.

You can read and sign on to support our pro-democracy media guidelines here:

https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage

I imagine that NBC is going to bounce back from their embarrassing debacle over Ronna McDaniel and come up with a more palatable right-wing commentator. Who could it be? #ronnamcdaniel #nbc #nbcnews

Friday on my live webcast, "History Matters:"

A Make-Believe Middle Ground: Ronna & the RNC
(Thx @johnastoehr)

The RNC asks if new hires believe the Big Lie.

NBC hires McDaniel, who fostered it.
As if there's some kind of safe way to accept it.

But there's NO safe zone between democracy & autocracy.

Join us to see how history can--& can't--tell us more.

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