This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://davidcatanese.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">davidcatanese.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>The opening month of the year was awful for the journalism industry. The <a target="_blank" href="https://davidcatanese.substack.com/p/15-observations-on-the-24-republican">2024 presidential campaign</a> — media’s quadrennial premiere event — also kicked off with a whimper. Dave talks about how the twin slumps are intrinsically linked and what declining public interest in both means for the political mediasphere going forward.</p><p>Also, has anyone else felt sc…</p>