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3. Elon Musk, Donald Trump – and Should Journalists Be Rooting for Democracy?

Is This Democracy

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Asymmetrical Media and Information Landscape, Right?

Since at least the 50s really since the formation of modern conservatism as a political project in roughly so of the mid 20th century, it has been the core message from conservatives to their base to other conservatives that the institutions of American life are supposedly dominated by liberals. It's never been about creating fairness, right? Creating a fairer sort of media environment. It's been a about legitimizing the creation of alternative institutions and conservative ones. And now we've ended up in a situation where we have a completely asymmetrical media landscape.

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