The debate. The interview. The subsequent news cycles.
The mantra: Biden too old, too frail, drop out...
The giant media have only one main objective ttoday,
To create revenue. They need advertising to have that revenue rolling in, so they craft their product to appeal to and keep the consumers buying (tuning in) their product.
In 2020, the BBC ran an article titled:
How the news changes the way we think and behave
It's a rather long and in depth report on findings of studies done by Alison Holman and colleagues from the University of California, Irvine and others.
Some key findings:
It turns out that news coverage is far more than a benign source of facts. From our attitudes to immigrants to the content of our dreams, it can sneak into our subconscious and meddle with our lives in surprising ways. It can lead us to miscalculate certain risks, shape our views of foreign countries, and possibly influence the health of entire economies. It can increase our risk of developing post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression. Now there’s emerging evidence that the emotional fallout of news coverage can even affect our physical health – increasing our chances of having a heart attack or developing health problems years later.
and
Holman points out that the news is not – and has never been – just about faithfully reporting one event after another. It’s a form of entertainment, that the media uses to compete for our precious time. Many of these organisations are dependent on advertising revenue, so they add a sense of drama to hook in viewers and keep them watching. As a result, the prizes for being the most watched are great. In America, news anchors are major celebrities, sometimes earning tens of millions of dollars a year.
It's really worth reading because knowing how the news affects us can help keep us from falling into that hole of negativity.
I think that's part of why there is the panic about Biden remaining in the race. Most of it is manufactured by the media.
The presidency isn't a debate. It'snot an interview or speech. It's done behind closed doors, in private. What we get to see are the results.
So let the media run their negative stories and rake in the cash.
I'm sticking with Biden based on the results I've seen. Those are the real facts.