One week the whole US news cycle was dominated by “Cheungus posted an AI pic of Trump on truth social”… I mean… I get that the presidency was at times considered dignified in the modern era so it’s something of a “vibe shift”, but the media has to have a better eye for bullshit than that. The indicators unfortunately are that it’s going to continue this slide as well because news rooms are conglomerating, slashing resources, and getting left in the dust by slanted podcasts and YouTube videos.

Some of it is their own fault. People watching the local news full of social media AI slop are somewhat reasonable in turning off the TV and going straight to the source instead of relying on news anchors becoming some type of shitty reaction videos.