The Legacy Media’s Not Dead Yet

Attend any event hosted by a conservative group these days, and chances are you’ll hear something about the death rattle of the legacy media.

You’ll probably hear a lot of boasting about the rise of “new media” and a bright new reality where alternative voices are now as influential as Walter Cronkite was in his heyday. Gone are the days of total media gatekeeping, when Democratic scandals rarely, if ever, saw the full light of day, leaving no recourse for the average news consumer. The right and middle have podcasts, YouTube shows, and roughly a billion websites all claiming to be news outlets. It’s morning in America!

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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Attend any event hosted by a conservative group these days, and chances are you’ll hear something about the death rattle of the legacy media.

You’ll probably hear a lot of boasting about the rise of “new media” and a bright new reality where alternative voices are now as influential as Walter Cronkite was in his heyday. Gone are the days of total media gatekeeping, when Democratic scandals rarely, if ever, saw the full light of day, leaving no recourse for the average news consumer. The right and middle have podcasts, YouTube shows, and roughly a billion websites all claiming to be news outlets. It’s morning in America!