Article by Staff in the Daily Kos
Headline: “The traditional media is not our friend.”
“That’s not a controversial stance, but the notion of the ‘liberal media’ has been a hindrance for progressive power-building. It’s not their job to be our friend, but unlike conservative donors, who never tire of building new friendly media outlets, liberal donors refused to do so because, you know, ‘liberal media.’
“This year, the progressive movement saw the folly of that belief. And it brings home just how important it is to support real progressive media like Daily Kos.
“Media critic Jeff Jarvis calls out the media in the starkest terms:
‘You have refused to recognize fascism at the door. You insist on covering authoritarianism as just another side in still-symmetrical American politics.
‘You let yourselves be exploited by these malign forces to spread their bigotry and bile, cushioned with your white-gloved euphemisms and sane-washing. . . ‘ ”