That was more of an abnormal period than our present one

That was more of an abnormal period than our present one
by AquinasDomer (2023-12-28 17:21:34)

In reply to: The press was complicit in concealing FDR being posted by Nyirish08

Progressive era reforms reduced the presence of partisan press and laws consolidating/regulating TV/Radio/movies in the 30s got us to the FDR/JFK era of the press.

In the 1880s we'd have heard quite a bit about JFK's dalliances and FDR's physical limitations.

Replies:

Exactly. People might want to read about the 1884 election - sprack 2023-12-28 17:28:40
- we still didn't have social media * - ravenium 2023-12-29 00:55:03
  - I think the trends in officehilder quality - AquinasDomer 2023-12-29 10:43:10