Saturday, December 17, 2016

Breitbart Goes Global



Looks like the business of outrage has become an export product. Stephen Bannon - Donald Trump's Chief Strategist - sensing a tide of nationalism on the other side of the pond is preparing to open a web presence in both Germany and France.

Most German news outlets are left-leaning and right-wing media scene is small.  A consequence of a cultural aversion born of the country’s fascist past. Breitbart will have to contend with strict laws governing hate speech and anti-Semitism.

Bannon was shrewdly prescient about Trump - or vice versa - so we'll see how this works.


Read the entire story here at The Economist.

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