Media Monitor Epilogue: Taking a reading; what do current trends mean for today’s papers?
Two questions demanded an answer last week during the second Donald Trump impeachment proceedings. Fascinated by the phenomenon of fascism’s fight for a firm foothold in what once was democracy’s fortress, few had missed round one last year.
This time around, many watched very little, including the final vote. After all, no one needs the torture of a front row seat to see what happens when supposedly good men cower in the face of authoritarianism and thuggery, deathly afraid to denounce it?
Photo: Pro-Trump supporters volunteer to help count votes at the Capitol on 6 January 2021, roughly two months after the election.