What @AlecMacGillis still doesn't get is this: The first debate *was* a game-changing event. & Not because of the media bit.ly/Tb0Wu7
@DylanByers Of course! But it's about degrees: Why was it SUCH a big event? And coverage was part of that. Why is that so hard to accept?- @AlecMacGillis Because you accused the media of playing up one fact and ignoring others! That's a serious charge.
- @AlecMacGillis If you want to know why Oct. 3 was "SUCH a big event" read our reporting!
- @DylanByers Oh, I do. And many others do too. Big headlines about how disastrous it was. Which is part of why it was seen...as a big event.
- @DylanByers You guys pride yourselves on shaping the narrative! Are you really now saying you have no influence? That's news to your bosses.
- @DylanByers Well, you kinda were saying that. But I also dispute the 2nd point: there was distinct (understandable!) glee over game-changer.
- @DylanByers Source? I picked up on it as a reader. Not just you guys, everyone. There was alacrity for the new story line and a closer race.
- @AlecMacGillis You're accusing reporters of favoring a pro-Romney narrative for their own sake, and you're doing so based the way you feel?
@DylanByers @alecmacgillis Didn't repeated comments from Obama and campaign aides @ how poorly he did in the debate play a roll?- @maggiepolitico Yes! Of course! As did liberal bewailing on MSNBC! But to say that our coverage of it as epically decisive did not matter...
- @AlecMacGillis I can't speak for BuzzFeed. Anyway, I appreciate your column and am going to get back to work. Best,
You'd think the idea, "reporting influences voters" would be uncontroversial. As @AlecMacGillis learned, you'd be wrong bit.ly/Tb0Wu7- @AlecMacGillis I think that's a different point than you originally made and than Dylan disagreed with. A different narrative, if you will
- @maggiepolitico Really? Here's the post. Makes clear this is about scale + multiple factors--why the bounce was SO big. tnr.com/blog/plank/109…
- @AlecMacGillis @maggiepolitico How much would you say media contributed to post-debate bounce, percentage-wise?
I hope @jayrosen_nyu is following @AlecMacGillis's articles & conversations & will weigh in, b/c the Church of Savvy is really rallying.
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