This article analyzes the historical media practices and conditions during the rise of the worst authoritarian movements—namely, fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. It then compares these to contemporary media practice during and since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, considering the impact of sociotechnical systems that increasingly penetrate and govern media discourse. It argues the press should not double down on journalistic objectivity but rather embrace a “little-p partisan” press—interested and invested in political outcomes. The press must engage in vociferous criticism and earnest argumentation, and such journalistic practice must not be perceived as a deviation from the false ideals of “normal times.” The perception of such deviation, and strategies to avoid these conventions like irony or satire, only leave the press more vulnerable to accusations of bias and weakened against liberal society’s greatest threats.

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让法西斯主义者为自己说话：威权主义的赋能和党派报刊的必要性

本文分析了最恶劣的威权运动——即法西斯意大利和纳粹德国——兴起期间的历史媒体做法和条件。然后，考虑到日益渗透和支配媒体话语的社会技术系统的影响，将这些与 2016 年美国总统大选期间和之后的当代媒体实践进行了比较。它认为新闻界不应加倍强调新闻的客观性，而应拥抱“小党派”新闻界——对政治结果感兴趣并投资。新闻媒体必须进行激烈的批评和认真的辩论，这种新闻行为不能被视为偏离了“正常时代”的错误理想。对这种偏差的看法，以及避免讽刺或讽刺等常规的策略，