Hey Katy Tur: It's Called The Right Wing Echo Chamber, Not 'Media Silos'

MSNBC's Katy Tur and Axios' Jim VandeHei managed to have a very long conversation about the effects of right wing propaganda without ever mentioning the words right wing propaganda. I guess I should quit being astounded by stuff like this, but it continues to amaze me how people in our corporate news media dance around naming just who exactly is responsible for turning most Republicans' brains into mush.

Here's the transcript of the beginning of their exchange from her show this Thursday, and notice the words that aren't used here. At no time during the segment did either of them say the words Republicans, Fox News, OANN, Newsmax, QAnon, propaganda, or lies. They also didn't name any of the people on the podcasts VandeHei was likely referencing, like Joe Rogan, Charlie Kirk, Steve Bannon, Michael Knowles, Donald Trump Jr., or Matt Walsh.

TUR: Let's talk about media silos. I'm interested in your thoughts on this. We're covering this trial. We're trying to get to the truth of what's happening, but there's a question of who else is actually watching this, and in terms of the broader electorate, and what this means for November. I know there are people out there who have very strong opinions about this is a, you know, a game changer for November. This should be on top of minds of voters. They should be paying attention to this trial, while others will say the exact opposite. There's a big middle out there.

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