6. "I definitely peeped this transition over the past few years" In response to In response to 4
The transition being.. news coverage used to be largely delivered by an anchor looking into a camera and delivering the news. This format basically allows for an anchor to say “hey this is the crazy shit trump did today..and in other news... xyz happened.”
Those days are gone... all the coverage now is led by a panel of talking heads who state their opinions on a single topic in digestible 7 minute segments. It’s all opinion pieces with very little unfiltered reporting.
So yes, it’s a lot like sports news coverage . ESPN loves panels because it’s a great way to fill a 10 minute segment talking about a single play in last nights game. No harm done here though.
But when you treat politics the same way, you’re no longer reporting. You’re shaping a narrative and damn near indoctrinating people.