The Media’s Hasan ‘Hysteria’
Last Sunday, Kristen Welker opened “Meet the Press” with a tease for that week’s marquee segment. “DIVIDED?” the show’s chyron posited. Democrats in Michigan, Welker’s introduction promised, were grappling to defend a U.S. Senate seat while their nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, faced fresh questions about his ties to a “controversial ally”—Hasan Piker, who hardly needs an introduction these days.
And it’s not the only segment spotlighting Piker’s presence in Democratic politics, which has consumed cable news in recent days. A review by the progressive watchdog Media Matters and shared with Status, found…
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