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And in particular, one specific fault line is emerging outside the courthouse: between the tried-and-true journalists and those who make so-called new media—your YouTubers, TikTokkers, and livestreamers.

And, make no mistake, new media are dominating the space.

It’s not as if traditional broadcast media isn’t its own sort of performance, but for new media, the relay of the news is more about the explicit creation of entertainment than it is a way to courier information, and Soo is no exception.

The real sauce of new media comes with their ability to ride the line between impartial recounts of who said what, with pointedly biased commentary on how they personally feel about it.

I often find myself agreeing with many of the new media, even if I’m also confused by their tone or editing style.