{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Sherry Sylvester Show","title":"Crisis Politics, Outrage Machines & Fact-Based Journalism with Konni Burton","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ad89edcb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3019,"description":"Sherry Sylvester talks with Konni Burton, Founder & CEO of The Texan, to explore the ever-changing world of media and its massive impact on Texas politics and public discourse. Konni dives deep into how social media has shifted from a grassroots organizing tool to a profit-driven machine that amplifies outrage, hysteria, conspiracy theories, and “red alerts”—often drowning out real issues like America’s $40 trillion national debt.They also discuss crisis politics, misleading language in policy debates, COVID-era failures, the erosion of nuance and fact-checking, and why independent journalism matters more than ever.Subscribe to the 9th & Congress newsletter and weekly Winners & Losers: https://www.texaspolicy.com/9thandcongress/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z_Zt4Q-mwJm3eJmyRLr64SDFn49iJVbMt2NNMDN7ccg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQyOTE3LzE3MDY4/MDU4NzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}