Blunt 2020 lessons for media, America

All of us — and the media, in particular — need some clear-eyed, humble self-reflection as the dust settles on the 2020 election results. The media remains fairly clueless about the America that exists outside of the big cities, where most political writers and editors live. The media (and many Democrats) are fairly clueless about the needs, wants and trends of Hispanic voters. The polls too often sucked. The media filter bubble is getting worse, not better. Twitter is a mass-reality-distortion field for liberals and reporters. Facebook is a mass-reality-distortion field for conservatives. YouTube is a mass-reality-distortion field for people of all stripes. 

The bottom line: We are losing the war for truth. There is no bigger crisis for media, politics and society than the growing number of people who do not believe facts and verifiable figures. If we do not collectively solve this, we are all screwed.