The framework of the perpetual culture war since 2014 is a latecoming offshoot and honestly a big distraction, not helped by the efforts of other, more reactionary outsiders to exploit existing social divisions and distrust as a recruitment tool.
It's a "distraction" that Lewis himself has participated in, joining Breitbart, boosting Nazis like Milo (direct quote: "Known Milo for a few years and can attest that he's the nicest guy. I think Laci would find any interview surprisingly enjoyable."), writing with a pro-GG stance.
You put his comments in the context of the classic divide between generalist media and specialized media; ignoring the above context, though, is the same as putting on blinders. His speech was a dogwhistle to the worst among us, putting a kernel of legitimate media criticism in an overall framework that will and
should be heard as anti-SJW screed that promotes a reactionary idea of who should be considered credible, "us" as opposed to "them," in the first place.
Lewis has done some solid journalistic work. It's too bad he approaches journalism from such a malicious place.
(By the way, when you receive an award for your journalism and proceed to kiss the ass of the people you're supposed to be covering, it seems to me you're being
very selective as to what constitutes corruption.)
