Sharing this comment on the Russell Brand video to show two things I discuss regularly: hero worship on the internet & how that leads to a similar environment as the one I left in corporate news. When audiences seek the messenger over the messages, emotionally attaching to a personality rather than digesting information with skepticism regardless of who’s saying it, it creates similar bias echo chambers where creators simply stick to safe topics, applauding their audience’s assumed heroes and attacking obvious villains.
Lily and I went to cutting and sorting practice last weekend. I grew up riding bougie English style. All I have to say is, I found my new calling. Now I just need a $50K horse.
Embarrassing real reason for MSNBC's impending 'MS NOW' rebrand revealed | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-15022979/msnbc-new-msnow-rebrand.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
"MSBNC was forced into a rebrand after top bosses at NBC decided they did not want any affiliation with the left-leaning news network, it was revealed.
The liberal cable network this week unveiled their rebrand, shifting from MSNBC to MSNOW - a decision which has sparked widespread confusion and mockery.
Some critics even noted that the new logo appears to have a 'K' in front, which some viewers could perceive as 'KMS NOW' - an acronym for 'kill myself.'
Now, new details of the decision have emerged in Puck Media, alleging that MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler and Mark Lazurus were backed into a corner with no other option but to rebrand.
According to the source, executives at NBCU and NBC News had decided they didn't want any affiliation with MSNBC.
This comes as MSNBC prepares to ...
And they brought receipts...
Smartmatic Case Documents Show Some Fox News Hosts’ Drive to Help Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/smartmatic-case-documents-show-some-fox-news-hosts-drive-to-help-trump/ar-AA1KSMES
Facebook paid GOP firm to run campaign against TikTok: report
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/600354-facebook-paid-gop-firm-to-run-campaign-against-tiktok-report/