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Originally Posted by detbuch
This notion of "the media's job" is a hoot. I don't know if the media ever did the job we are told it was supposed to do when it comes to politics and Presidents. But, if the real job of corporate media is to make big and bigger profits, then what sells is what it will concoct. And what sells has evolved more and more to be contentiousness and scandal. Trump uses contentiousness and scandal very skillfully
And it's no longer believed By Trump's base that those in the media are not biased. Many of them even openly show their bias. And public perception is heavily influenced by media bias. There is nothing Trump can do to persuade the media, other than state news to paint a favorable picture of him. Except to just shut his mouth and be like a Democrat (again--as in when he was popular with the media).
But this is all obvious, and has been hashed over on the forum so much that it has really become boring.
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He would need to act like a man, not the reality tv star he thinks he is.
Words have more consequences in his current position than just ratings, one would hope the job of President as a leader is not purely transactional. It's obvious that you would disagree with that.