“We don't have media literacy in America in any kind of substantive way. If we did, I think that (A) more of us would've recognized the threat that Trump posed from the beginning, and (B) no one would have been surprised at the bigotry that was in the DNA of his campaign.” IfsThinkingWayKindHas BeensAmericaMediaTrumpThreatCampaignsBigotryLiteracyDnaMedia Literacy Author:Jennifer Pozner
“Donald Trump is a man who was the star of a network reality show that helped to create templates for the abysmally biased way in which women and people of color, in particular women of color, have been treated in reality TV for the last decade and a half.” PeopleMenWayHas BeensShowsRealityLastsStarsHalfParticularColorTvsTrumpDecadesTreatedBiasedReality TvReality Shows Author:Jennifer Pozner
“Everything Trump said and did was framed in a way to flatter him, and more importantly, flatter his worldview.” WaySaidTrumpWorldviewFramed Author:Jennifer Pozner
“Do I think reality TV is going to be a path to politics in a significant way? Eh, I don't know. Trump is a very specific case. It's really gonna be hard to replicate that.” ThinkingKnowsWayHardRealityCasesPathTvsTrumpSignificantReality TvReplicate Author:Jennifer Pozner
