pickThis was an *excellent* book about how Trump's rise to power intersects with changes in TV/media. The writer posits that Trump's popularity is strengthened by the emergence of multiple niche TV and social media spaces, his history as a "reality show" host centred on ego and aggression, and shifts in how we define "truth," and that he's focused on feeding his own ego via media attention more than the common good.
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Trump's 2016 campaign would, in part, appeal to resentment of elites: not the actual super-rich elite, but the...lawyers and managers who maxed out their 401ks and got their kids into selected colleges and made their money off intangible thoughtwork.
pick1 of just 25 books to make NPR, NYT, & WaPo year-end lists, this is an ideal analysis of who DJT is & why he does what he does. Describes the 4+ decades of Trump‘s prodigious relationship with TV. Context about the changing nature of storytelling & industry are also insightful. I hope this will help us think & talk differently about this man instead of always reacting & playing his hateful destructive game. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-1/2.
So true!!
Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Politics of Illusion | 
