The Two-Year Heartbeat
Inside the Machine Selling Your Outrage
On a quiet Saturday in March 2018, the video editor Timothy sat in front of a bank of screens in Florida, watching the same scene play out in dozens of different living rooms. On one screen, a polished news anchor in Seattle looked into the camera and warned of a “troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.” On another…
