Kristina Lutz-Jacobi here with a question. What are the chances that CNN or MSNBC or BBC World or PBS or CBS or ABC would have presented this exchange between Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Jerry Moran — Republican of Kansas — in its full context? What are the chances that any of the aforementioned legacy media platforms would have presented Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation in a manner that did not reinforce the existing stereotypes that solidified in the past two years?

Kudos to The Economic Times – a publication based in India – for offering a perspective on U.S. politics that runs counter to the operatic nature of the American media culture.

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