Daily Pilot
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Event Involvements
Events with structured involvement data
The Daily Pilot provides local angle and nitpicky criticism that contributes to the pile-on; aides cite its coverage as evidence the campaign is losing control of the local narrative.
Cited via specific critical lines and local anecdotes read to the group.
Operates within the local information ecosystem, feeding stories upward to larger outlets and press desks.
Pressures campaign to respond to granular complaints and shapes the micro-narrative of the race.
The Daily Pilot functions as another local outlet compiling criticisms and anecdotal hits — its coverage is read aloud and used as evidence that the campaign's timing and tactics are off-message.
Via local stories and pull-out sections placed on the table.
One of several local actors whose cumulative coverage creates a hostile media environment for the candidate.
Feeds national narratives by providing quotable, locally grounded material.
The Daily Pilot is another local outlet whose clips and criticisms are being mined by staff; together with other papers it builds the composite image of campaign missteps the aides must manage.
Via specific local coverage and anecdotes (e.g., Pirates of the Caribbean, freeway comments) cited in conversation.
Local outlet amplifies grassroots sentiment, feeding into national communications calculus.
Adds texture to the negative narrative that the White House must either soothe or weaponize; demonstrates how local press can shape national strategy.