The article critiques the Trump administration's increasing reluctance to engage with traditional journalists, opting instead to address MAGA influencers during Q&A sessions. This shift not only diminishes the role of the press as a government watchdog but also reflects broader changes within American political culture, where media trust is eroding and partisanship dictates news consumption. While the piece highlights the Trump administration's approach, it also notes parallels with the Democrats, who similarly favored informal influencers over conventional journalists, marking a troubling trend in transparency and accountability in politics.
All of it makes a mockery of the idea of a free press that holds the federal government accountable, but that is where our political culture is headed.
If the Biden administration and the Democrats broadly were less hostile to conventional journalists when they were in power, they too wanted to play the influencer game.
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