Has a contagion of cowardice swept across the Ivory Towers of the Protection Racket Media? Or has a sudden realization of their lack of relevance prompted some last-minute soul-searching?
As Glenn Reynolds often advises, perhaps we should embrace the healing power of “both.”
Late yesterday, USA Today became the latest national media outlet to withhold an endorsement in the 2024 presidential election. Unlike the Washington Post, the editors declined to publish this decision or explain it on their own pages, but The Daily Beast picked up the story:
A spokesperson for the paper told the Daily Beast on Monday that it will instead focus on providing “readers with the facts that matter and the trusted information they need to make informed decisions.”
So … no biggie, right? They just want to stay out of the fray and maintain their independence, or at least…
