News routines are not amenable to such chaos and disruption: There is only one significant story to be told! That is the fascist takeover of the American government, the raiding of the Treasury, the sacking of experienced FBI leadership, the shutting down of life-saving medical and scientific research, and the firing and dismissal of tens of thousands of civil servants who keep the country functioning, including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This has been aided by the usual suspects of massive digital disinformation and Fox News diatribes. The Trump regime continues to set the agenda and narratives. The Trump administration counts on ritualized news programs sticking with their format of a few 2–4-minute reports (including the weather report of course!). These formats have evolved to maximize entertainment as news: short, brief, dramatic, conflictual and visual. The network news closes with a thank you to visitors and with NBC’s Lester Holt admonishing us to take care of “yourselves and each other.”  We are caught up in entertainment formats that have helped propel gonzo governance, the larger media spectacle that helped to propel Trump and the MAGA movement to power. 

-Salon.com