In concept, many of us have probably speculated about a future time when communications technology would make the mass media obsolete, and that we could obtain our news directly from primary sources. Few of us probably guess it would be happening right now. Every time Donald Trump sends out a tweet, he directly communicates with 11 million people.
Trump is changing/has changed politics forever.
I think Trump has more direct readers, than many mainstream media outlets.
Even the big ones.
I believe you are completely right. The media is in the last days of power. They are losing their grip, and thank goodness, Trump is doing it.
Go Trump.
I commented yesterday about a dear Sr Citizen Conservative Jewish friend in deep angst about this election and Trump. I told him fear not. BigBob, IMHO nothing this election cycle is going to the D & R and Media script. It is a paradigm changer, and Trump may have taken a black swan ( or white Swan IMHO ) set of circumstances, realized it and rolled with it, this includes social media of which Obama was supposedly mastered, and IMHO DJT has blown away what he did. Add to that, ( even a liberal relative admitted it recently in a phone call) that "he was thinking about voting for DJT" and he agreed with me that both parties suck. He got their without me, and this is a beautiful thing. Trump will be the beneficiary of telling both parties, K-Street and the DNC beltway, "Up Yours".
Nothing old fashion this cycle is working. I said over a year ago, Negatives won't matter, nailed it. TV talking heads acting like they are trollops for Izvestia or Pravda ( of which my dear retired College Prof noted, he knew the Soviet ways and we have them now in his opinion).
I will go on to say I don't think direct mailing or even the Debates will matter, I think everyone has darn near tuned out and can't stand it. Trump was right dang it, lets just have the election now!