Thread by @ComfortablySmug, This NYTimes piece listing stages of conservative coverage of the virus is [...]

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This NYTimes piece listing stages of conservative coverage of the virus is a perfect illustration of the lack of self-awareness from MSM on their own awful coverage. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/us/politics/hannity-limbaugh-trump-coronavirus.html

Alarm, Denial, Blame: The Pro-Trump Media’s Coronavirus Distortion

Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and other right-wing commentators turned a pandemic into a battle of us-vs.-them — the kind of battle President Trump has waged for much of his life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/us/politics/hannity-limbaugh-trump-coronavirus.html

NYT Attacks Right: “Step 1: Blame China”
NYT Coverage Step 1: People Sounding The Alarm Are Racist

NYT Attacks Right: “Step 2: Play Down The Risks”
NYT Coverage Step 2: Play Down The Risks

NYT Attacks Right: “Step 3: Share ‘Survivor’ Stories”
NYT Coverage Step 3: Politicize A Crisis

NYT Attacks Right: “Step 4: Blame The Left”
NYT Coverage Step 4: Blame Fox News, Praise China

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