.ZeeshanAleem: Republicans like DeSantis are increasingly seeking sympathetic media at their events. That's bad for accountability.
What’s going on? There are a number of explanations for this tendency. Trump taught the Republican Party that rhetorical attacks on mainstream media tend to do well with the base — and DeSantis knew this when he made his announcement. Political polarization has achieved such extremes that politicians view media outlets of opposing ideological persuasions as purely propagandistic.
It’s an unhealthy trend because it makes it far harder for politicians to be held accountable by the media if they only choose to be around outlets that are sympathetic, or outright propagandistic on their behalf. For example, if only conservative media outlets can closely observe and question Republican politicians during primary debates, there’s a lower chance that a reporter will identify an example of a politician flip-flopping on an issue later on during the general election season. There’s also a lower chance that an extremist statement will be documented and shared with the public, because ideologically sympathetic reporters want to shield the Republican Party.
Our media landscape is becoming more polarized in a manner that mirrors general political polarization across the country. But when politicians refuse to engage with media on the other side, it’s only going to make the problem worse.
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