The stage was set for Bari Weiss by the failure of media orgs in the late 1990’s to pushback on Murdoch’s Fox, which was lying, DAILY, & pushing seriously false memes onto legacy media. All of it as Fox hid behind 1st Amd protections for LIEs, with more impact than shouting “FIRE” in a theater.
Mark JacobAfter federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the pro-Trump management team at CBS News pressured journalists to put disinformation in their reports. This went beyond “politics” – it was news executives helping fascists whitewash murder. My Stop the Presses newsletter.