Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets his first national town hall with NewsNation, as the media grapples with another conspiratorial candidate. “There’s a difference between giving him a town hall and just covering his candidacy,” one network executive says.

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Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets his first national town hall with NewsNation, as the media grapples with another conspiratorial candidate. “There’s a difference between giving him a town hall and just covering his candidacy,” one network executive says.

  • tburkhol@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Trump, and I think RFK jr, appeal to anti-establishment people. When the establishment media criticize them, it validates their anti-establishment credentials.

    Media like them because they’re controversial, and controversy drives engagement. I’m sure they see RFK jr as the ‘left wing’ Trump and great for the bottom line.

    • ATGM 🚀@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The one thing we can do, maybe, is to not engage. Try not to think about him.

      We should have tried that with Trump.