Patrick Radden Keefe believes that access to interview subjects, especially in politically charged environments, is overrated. His reporting, which often includes detailed profiles of non-interviewed subjects, highlights his perspective. Keefe argues that during Trump's administration, direct access is not necessary as Trump's own words and actions are laid bare through social media. He critiques the political media's tendency to engage in what he calls 'outrage porn,' equating it to superficial engagement that lacks depth or substance.
In many ways, Keefe added, what you see is what you get with Trump and those in his orbit. Many of these people, every time a thought flits through their head, go onto social media and tell you the thought.
Keefe argues that the political media at large has picked up on what Burnett realized about the public's desire to be entertained.
There was a sort of outrage porn in which the journalist writes with great outrage and indignation about what the Trump administration is doing, the reader consumes it and feels outraged, you commune in your outrage.
If you're dealing with pathological liars, I don't know how good the access is.
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