New York’s public radio station, WNYC, claims that its mission is “to make the mind more curious, the heart more open, and the spirit more joyful,” but the station failed its listeners in that last task Wednesday as it attempted to help them “process” the results of the presidential election.
One particular curiosity is a tweet that is currently pinned to the top of WNYC’s Twitter feed. It seems there was a young woman who cast her first vote, and the cameras were there. Without getting further into spoiler territory, here’s the short film. Note the selection of typeface, which happens to look very much like the Clinton campaign’s custom font.
Nora Silva, 18, of Sunset Park, Brooklyn voted in a presidential election for the first time yesterday. This is her reaction the day after: pic.twitter.com/MHMMpI9orV
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) November 9, 2016
Well, that wasn’t very cheery. What else does WNYC have to make the spirit more joyful?
New Yorkers leave "subway therapy" notes at L 1st Ave stop in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/9rOHRE0EAl
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) November 10, 2016
Nope.
.@GloriaSteinem on @TheTakeaway: Donald Trump is not my president. https://t.co/SkeE0hjC76 pic.twitter.com/gc82hXWibe
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) November 10, 2016
Definitely no.
https://twitter.com/WNYC/status/796466080805953536
Kids singing “We Shall Overcome” at a swanky private school? The struggle is real, no doubt.
The WNYC Newsroom watches Hillary Clinton's concession speech: pic.twitter.com/t6H53mSdm8
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) November 9, 2016
Yeah, no.
Remember when the press went crazy over the dark, dark vision of America Donald Trump painted in his “Mourning in America” speech at the Republican National Convention? They really should have saved the “Mourning in America” pun for the Wednesday after Election Day.
.@anamariecox & @JamilSmith help us process the election & "that quiet subway ride we all had this morning": https://t.co/VOxFaNYyFS pic.twitter.com/odJBs2tXQE
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) November 9, 2016
That “subway ride we all had.” Remember that?
What New York media bubble?
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