Mediaite One Sheet: New Smartphone Video? New Narrative Battle
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Mediaite One Sheet: New Smartphone Video? New Narrative Battle
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"The chattering class is grappling with a simple reality: the smartphone is now the most powerful force in American politics. Charlie Sykes argued that thousands of videos from Minneapolis accomplished what speeches, podcasts, and congressional oversight could not. The administration retreated. A senior official lost his social media megaphone. Elsewhere, institutions are fraying. The Washington Post's sports desk is quietly being told to prepare for layoffs."
Mediaite will publish a daily One Sheet curating media newsletters into concise summaries with insider knowledge and an ad-free subscription option. Smartphones now function as the most powerful force in American politics, with viral videos achieving effects that speeches, podcasts, and oversight often cannot. New footage from Minneapolis influenced political outcomes and led to a senior official losing social media influence. Institutional stability is weakening, with newsroom layoffs and buyouts, corporate maneuvers around major networks, and entertainment industries adopting cautious AI stances. The unifying dynamic is control: widespread camera access accelerates power shifts and undermines traditional narrative authority.
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