I won’t pretend to any expertise in the ways of news journalists, although my observations are consistent with yours. I do, however, question whether a shift in the overarching journalistic take will necessarily “trickle down” to the electorate. Maybe, to some extent. But the Fourth Estate’s agenda-setting power may not be what it once was.
I think there is a trickle-down effect but it is agonizingly slow and varies significantly depending on age, income, geography and education. Sadly, relatively little information “crosses the silos” which means the lowest information voters have a huge impact on electoral outcomes. It actually places some obligation on those of us who sort of follow this stuff to ask others (perhaps more than we would like) “what do you think”?
I won’t pretend to any expertise in the ways of news journalists, although my observations are consistent with yours. I do, however, question whether a shift in the overarching journalistic take will necessarily “trickle down” to the electorate. Maybe, to some extent. But the Fourth Estate’s agenda-setting power may not be what it once was.
I think there is a trickle-down effect but it is agonizingly slow and varies significantly depending on age, income, geography and education. Sadly, relatively little information “crosses the silos” which means the lowest information voters have a huge impact on electoral outcomes. It actually places some obligation on those of us who sort of follow this stuff to ask others (perhaps more than we would like) “what do you think”?