In this week’s installment of how to lose friends and disappoint people, we’re talking about the independent platform media culture, mostly of the male persuasion. So, yes. Much of this will drip with irony as I, a white male with a small platform, attempt to mansplain how to think about other men with platforms. Our three main subjects today have been in the news for various reasons. Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart and Joe Rogan. These three have a combined audience reach that rivals any major network, which should challenge our assumptions of what defines the “mainstream media” these days. In this Quickie we dissect the changing media landscape, the nature of punditry and who has the power and responsibility in the relationship between platform and audience. 

Resources

Deadline: ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Tops Season In Total Viewers And Key Demos; All Network Evening Newscasts See Ratings Drop

Entertainment Weekly: The Problem With Jon Stewart breaks Apple TV+ records — get a peek at episode 2

USA Today: Making the grade?: In these school districts, students are less likely to succeed

World Population Review: Murder Rate By State 2021

Moyers: What Does Paul Ryan Really Mean by the Phrase “Inner City”? Google Ngram Offers a Clue

News Beat: A Guide To Mass Incarceration In America

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News Beat: Slavery & Genocide: How Indigenous People Remember Christopher Columbus ft. John Kane

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