Four Stages of Mainstream Journalism

4 stages of mainstream journalism 1. Gaslight 2. Dismiss 3. Cope 4. Attack

A bald man wearing glasses speaks directly to the camera while presenting four stages of mainstream journalism: gaslighting, dismissing, coping with, and attacking people who point out an inconvenient event. The joke mocks a perceived media pattern of denying a problem, minimizing it, reframing it as positive, and attacking critics. EN: A bald man wearing glasses speaks directly to the camera while presenting four stages of mainstream journalism: gaslighting, dismissing, coping with, and attacking people who point out an inconvenient event. The joke mocks a perceived media pattern of denying a problem, minimizing it, reframing it as positive, and attacking critics.

That's not true and it's definitely not really happening. Yeah, it's happening but it's not a big deal. That thing that's happening is actually a good thing and here's why. People freaking out about the thing that's happening are the real problem here.