The ‘basement strategy’ is working for Democrats

 https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3743212-the-basement-strategy-is-working-for-democrats/

“If the corporate media were still respected and trusted by the public, there would be demands by the public that politicians undergo scrutiny from the press,” Krakauer, a former CNN producer, told me. “But because trust and relevance has eroded so spectacularly, particularly in recent years, the public no longer sees an incentive to have a politician sit for a challenging interview.”