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Did The Media Cover Up Biden’s Condition? And 13.5 Other Conspiracy Theories

2024/7/2
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前《纽约时报》媒体专栏作家，现任Semafor联合创始人与编辑总监，推动在线新闻创新和透明报道。
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Ben Smith, Naeem Araza：媒体对拜登健康状况的报道存在不足，引发了关于媒体是否掩盖了拜登健康状况的争议。此次事件突显了媒体在报道总统健康问题上的不足，以及由此引发的政治和舆论风波。 Max Tani：媒体对拜登年龄和精神状态对其总统职务和竞选能力的影响报道不足，缺乏对拜登日常工作和与人互动方式的深入报道。媒体未能充分揭露拜登的虚弱和身体衰退，这与白宫对信息的严格控制有关。 Naeem Araza：媒体面临指责，被质疑是否掩盖了拜登的虚弱或故意设局。媒体对拜登年龄问题的关注度时高时低，缺乏持续深入的报道。 Ben Smith：对拜登的报道更多的是评论而非事实性报道，缺乏对拜登日常工作和与人互动方式的深入报道。要了解拜登的真实状况，需要记者深入调查其日常生活和工作方式。 Max Tani：媒体对拜登年龄和精神状态对其总统职务和竞选能力的影响报道不足。媒体未能充分揭露拜登的虚弱和身体衰退，这与白宫对信息的严格控制有关。

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The podcast discusses how the media missed signs of Joe Biden's decline, questioning whether journalists asked the wrong questions or fell for White House spin.

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How did the media miss the biggest story in American politics? Many journalists were shocked by Joe Biden’s decline, showcased on a debate stage. Did we ask the wrong questions, or fall for White House spin? Or did we, as Republicans claim, engage in a cover-up? 

In this emergency pod, Nayeema, Ben and Max separate conspiracy from reality and reasonable reporting questions falling out of everything from “Weekend at Bernie’s theories” to Jill Biden’s role. They take you inside the media and party machinery bringing spicy takes from top editors and other media elite. Finally, they make some predictions about where it goes from here and who would be the media savviest Biden-replacement (… if it comes to that).

If you have a take on whether it was the media’s fault - drop us a line [email protected])

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