Trump’s Media Strategy is Failing-Here’s How to Fix It

medium.com ^ | 5/19/17 | Mike Cernovich

[Bodleian_Girl]

He gets plenty of views. He’s something.

[TigersEye]

When WaPo or NY Times drops a “devastating” story on Trump, do you know who reads these stories — liberals!

If a tree falls in the forest and there are only liberals there to hear it does anybody care which lumber company gets the tree as long as the skidder-loader runs over as many liberals as possible getting to it?

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Great ideas from Mike. Trump needs to force a paradigm shift.

I love the idea of no more live press briefs—it’s nothing but a bunch of Trump haters trying to burn the administration any way they can. Why stand there for the rock throwers day after day? It does Trump no good at all. I can hear the howls from the old gay lady and the amazon post. And Counterfeit News Network, etc. F the lsm.

I love the idea of tweeting links to significant stories that burn the dems. He’s spot on about the Awan brothers. I’d love to see Seth Rich story tweets, too.

I hope someone in the Trump administration sees this excellent advice from Mike. I might put it up on reddit.

[Balding_Eagle]

What specifically is he referencing here: “spending all of their time, energy, and focus responding”.

The answer is hidden in the except.

[digger48]

The problem is that every Podunk town has a a 3-5 page newspaper to fill every day, and if the local team or a water main leak doesn’t make news, they fill the front page with these AP/Reuters/NYT/WaPo articles.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Starting with their swoon over the Clintons in 1992 the media has worked hard to destroy their own credibility.

Their fawning excess in support of Barack Obama is now matched by their vicious excess against President Trump.

They now have no credibility at all in the eyes of serious, reasonable people.

They have reduced themselves to nothing more than willing Court Jesters at the feet of the wackiest and most unhinged democrats.

[little jeremiah]

Cernovich doesn't get it. I used to read him but then he went off into the dark recesses of his own mind and mistook that location for truth.

No matter what Trump says or doesn't say to the media or anyone else, will be destroyed by the media. Fortunateyl hardly anyone pays attention to the media.

Here's what Thomas Wictor retweeted, which hits the bullseye.

Last fall, during a Twitter Q/A session, Bannon said that their goal was to make the media obsolete within 2 years.

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[Windflier]

"What should Trump’s media strategy be?

End daily White House press briefings. They accomplish nothing and only let the fake news media set the agenda."

I said right after the election, that President Trump should produce a weekly video to directly connect with the American people. He did it once that I'm aware of, and it was a smashing success.

Secondly, I believe the author's onto something. Its truly time for the President to officially cut ties with the liberally biased press, and announce to everyone that he's doing so, and why. Its ludicrous to continue giving them access, when they've proven themselves to be nothing more than the propaganda arm of the Democrat party.

Name the leftist news organizations for who and what they are, then treat them accordingly. Shut them off and tune them out. Revoke their status as worthy adversaries. Treat them with the disdain they deserve, and never let them drag you into a fight.

We here at Free Republic should do the same. Quit posting articles from liberal rags, and stop following their bullcrap assaults on our President and our beloved nation.

[Jane Long]

Agree, agree, agree!!

[Windflier]

Can you please fix the title? This is a very important article.

Thank you.

[Windflier]

Sounds like one of those self proclaimed experts always telling the other side what to do to win.

Sure, tell the President to ignore some of the best advice we've seen yet.

Not surprising, coming from you. I don't even know why you hang out on a pro-Trump site.

[Windflier]

If a tree falls in the forest and there are only liberals there to hear it, does anybody care which lumber company gets the tree, as long as the skidder-loader runs over as many liberals as possible getting to it?

Okay, I spit wine through my nose. You win the internet for a day!

[Windflier]

The problem is that every Podunk town has a a 3-5 page newspaper to fill every day, and if the local team or a water main leak doesn’t make news, they fill the front page with these AP/Reuters/NYT/WaPo articles.

Patriots down in Palookaville quit reading the local bird cage liners years ago. Liberal rags are only read by liberals.

[ifinnegan]

Funny thing is I’m defending Trump, you’re ragging on him.

Ha ha.

I actually agree with Cernovich’s premise, but Trump already won the election doing it and Cernovich thinks he’s giving Trump advice?

I agree fully about marginalizing the media as much as possible.

I agree with what he said in this article and he said it well.

But it is the silly presumptuousness and lack of any real detail I criticized.

[Windflier]

I’m defending Trump

You've got a mighty strange way of expressing it.

[piytar]

Wow. What stunning BS. NYSlimes and Washington Compost articles as well as fake news from other LSM outlets are often posted here - and then disected.

[piytar]

Very well stated.

[silverleaf]

Yep

[jamaksin]

Yes, exactly!

AG Sessions should, very visibly, go after Lerner, Holder, Lynch, Clintons, ... , etc.