Originally Posted by
steelreserve
How does the media benefit? In a business sense, very little, unless you count speaking to an increasingly cemented audience that likes hearing confirmation of its own opinions.
How the media really benefits is that it is filled with people who personally want to see liberals in power, and those people get what they want. Consequently, where 20 years ago journalists viewed their job as a sacred duty because they were the ones who were entrusted by the public to discover the truth - today journalists view their job as a sacred duty because of their ability to influence the public. It is not a business decision, it is the result of a collective mentality that has snowballed out of control.
That is why your #3 and #4 ought to make a compelling argument, but that is assuming they are playing by the rules of 20 years ago. Today's environment is more like, instead of the reporter being rewarded and hailed as bold and courageous for exposing the inconvenient truth - they are ostracized and the others immediately close ranks to discredit them. Instead of career-making bravery, it is career suicide.
As for #3, "keeping secrets," it is absolutely correct that the more people are involved, the less likely it is to remain a secret. I don't think the media is "in on a conspiracy," but very likely they get hints from their friends in the party about what a nice story this or that would be, and they are naturally very receptive and helpful. If something is a little fishy, they're more than willing to let it slide without digging too hard. Why risk your own neck to get the scoop on a story that you hate and would go against every atom of your core beliefs - you'd be the one who helped Literally Hitler grab power!
So when someone says, "Hey, did you know a Red Mirage is coming, and our experts say it's entirely likely that all the results will flip in the middle of the night, and that's no biggie, just what should be expected this time?" you go, "Hmm, why no, I didn't know that, sounds like an interesting and informative piece for our readers, thanks! Election fraud is exceptionally unusual and rarely affects the results!"
The number of people at the center of any real fraud would probably have to be relatively small, but they'd just have to keep their mouths shut for a couple weeks until everybody bought it and moved on, or at least that was the plan. It would require many more people around the edges who were willing to look the other way, but Democrats have gotten so ends-justify-the-meansy that most probably don't have much problem with that either. Nonetheless, a few hundred didn't, which is why the closing ranks and discrediting is happening. And that's where we are right now.