Media Criticized for Not Sounding Alarm on Forces Undermining Democracy
• Media failing to address the extreme views held by many Republican voters, like not accepting Biden's 2020 election win • Right-wing media ecosystem spreading lies and conspiracy theories to Republican base • This propaganda undermines faith in democracy and institutions, but press afraid to call it out • Press duty is to deliver facts regardless of fear or bias, but failing by ignoring dangerous conditions • Refusing to sound alarm on forces driving extremism puts country at risk of "drowning"