Usually this comes in the form of fussbudget cavils from lavishly
remunerated oafs on the subject of how Democrats/Liberals are ruining any
chance of us ever having nice things ever again, not because of the
substance of what we say, but because of the tone of what we say falls too
heavily on the virginal ears of these delicate creatures.
One example among hundreds here:
This Week on "Tone Cop!": Bret Stephens
But, because the D.C. press corps is bloated with layabouts and goobers
anxious to get in good with their editors by
counting a little coup
against Democrats, sometimes the process is reversed. Their reverence
for tone over substance allows them to smirk at those hapless Democrats for
trying to, y'know, f'rintance, tell the truth about MAGA Mike because MAGA
Mike's tone and the way he parts his hair is so modest and 'umble.
It is a process and tactics story so trifling and light weight that it took
Three!Count 'Em!Three! Washington Post reporters hanging on to it to keep it
from floating away on the slightest breeze off the Potomac
Democrats quickly seek to make Speaker Johnson a boogeymanThe party has begun painting House Republicans’ new leader as ‘MAGA Mike’ but may face a challenge given his low profile and quiet toneBy Tyler Pager, Michael Scherer and Marianna SotomayorNovember 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
I Am The Liberal Media
1 comment:
The great thing about "tone" is that it's a purely non-political quality. So complaining about "tone" is a risk-free strategy for cowardly but ambitious broadcast journalists who want to impress their wealthy corporate sponsors with their "objectivity."
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