There are 3 problems with our media that are fueling polarization: 1. The closing of 2,000 local papers, which are typically not very partisan; 2. Cable news maximizing audience share by adopting political stances (Fox); and 3. Social media’s supercharging of conspiracy theories.
Hey the governor of Florida literally sent heavily armed cops to the house of a scientist yesterday who was whistleblowing on Covid numbers, took her computer and pointed guns at her children. I feel like this should be a much bigger story.