“The coverage of presidential candidates and presidents and past presidents is supposed to be based on relevant information, not entertainment,” host Jaded explains. Since Donald Trump first ran for president, he has received a disproportionate amount of news coverage that has not wavered since he left office. Today, Jaded and Able discuss the motivation behind the media’s obsession with Trump and why it’s yet another example of “Bigfoot Logic.”During Trump’s term, many news outlets such as MSNBC and Fox received a significant boost in ratings and revenue. With money to be made, the incentive to churn out Trump-related stories remains, even when Trump’s outlandish behavior veers more toward entertainment than relevant information. By evaluating today’s for-profit media climate, Jaded and Able remind their audience that what’s good for business may not always be good for the news itself.Tune into this week’s episode of Bigfoot Logic for an unbiased exploration of the Trump news cycle. Learn how the media benefits from the constant Trump coverage, why society has developed a news addiction and the critical distinction between opinion editorials and authentic journalism.Quotes• “The coverage of presidential candidates and presidents and past presidents is supposed to be based on relevant information, not entertainment.” (• “They excite the base, they exaggerate things, they use data and studies to make very specific points about the President's policies, whether it's Obama or Trump, but it's really not to inform you. It's to excite you and to get you coming back to read more so they can sell more ads.” (• “The media cuts through your logic centers and goes right to your emotions to get you upset. Because when you're upset, you react more, you read more, and you get more addicted to the news.” ( • “It's a slippery slope when you start allowing reporters to inject opinions into how they cover things.” (• ‘The real focus of this episode is why the media continues to give airtime to these types of fringe ideas, and why they continue to give so much airtime to Trump, and that's because Trump is good for business. Trump is not good for news. Trump is good for business.” (• “We have a shared responsibility in stopping the spread of misinformation. It's as simple as before you share a news article, before you share a meme, before you share someone else's comment that offers an opinion, do a quick Google search to see if you can verify it. See if you can find another source that says the same thing. It doesn't take a lot of time, but it helps stop the spread of misinformation.” (Linkshttps://shorensteincenter.org/patterson-2020-election-coverage/https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/03/when-candidates-make-reckless-statements-just-to-get-attention-should-they-get-attention-letter-from-the-editor.htmlhttps://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/07/jd-vance-used-to-admonish-donald-trumps-xenophobic-appeals-to-voters-until-he-decided-to-run-for-senate.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/us/politics/trump-false-claims-media.htmlhttps://theconversation.com/you-are-the-new-gatekeeper-of-the-news-71862https://theconversation.com/how-to-consume-news-while-maintaining-your-sanity-160070https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1778&context=asc_papershttps://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2021/01/27/for-five-years-trump-outrage-has-fueled-media-profits-so-now-whatwww.bigfootlogic.comPodcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm