Jim VandeHei, co-founder of Politico and Axios, discusses how President Trump has acted as a catalyst for significant changes in political journalism, creating a media environment that increasingly favors the right. He notes that digital platforms have dismantled traditional media's control, leading to a fragmented information landscape where MAGA media and Trump-centric content dominate. Despite the industry's anxiety over audience decline, VandeHei remains optimistic, believing that the current era offers unparalleled access to high-quality information and opportunities for improvement in journalism.
For the first time in our lifetimes, I would argue that the media ecosystem favors the right more than the left.
The splintering of the media landscape, ushered in by the rise of digital media and social platforms, has for better or worse decimated the guardrails and gatekeeping that previously defined the fourth estate.
Despite those shifts and the general hum of anxiety that permeates a media industry that is facing an unprecedented audience crisis, VandeHei is incredibly optimistic about the future.
Let's figure out how to fix things, instead of moaning that things aren't the way they used to be.
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