Summary: <p>Premonitions of Election Day violence abound, especially with the growing visibility of extremist militia groups. This week, On The Media looks at a little-known app fueling those groups’ recruitment and organizing. Plus, why skepticism of election forecasts might be a good thing. And, how election coverage has changed (and stagnated) since 2016.</p> <p>1. Jay Rosen [<a href="https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu">@jayrosen_nyu</a>], media critic and author of the blog PressThink, on how political journalism needs to switch to an "emergency" setting. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/journalists-should-be-emergency-mode-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>2. Nate Silver [<a href="https://twitter.com/NateSilver538">@NateSilver538</a>], founder and editor-in-chief at FiveThirtyEight, on how his election forecast model has changed (and remained the same) since 2016. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/can-we-trust-polls-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>3. Sam Jackson [<a href="https://twitter.com/sjacks26">@sjacks26</a>], professor at University of Albany, on the debate over "militia member" vs. "domestic terrorist." <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/militia-terrorism-on-the-media">Listen</a>.</p> <p>4. OTM reporter Micah Loewinger [<a href="https://twitter.com/MicahLoewinger">@MicahLoewinger</a>] investigates how a walkie-talkie app called Zello is enabling armed white supremacist groups to gather and recruit. <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-zello-became-recruitment-organizing-app-far-right">Listen</a>.</p> <p><em>Music from this week's show: Mysterioso — Kronos Quartet Full Tense — Clint Mansell and Kronos Quartet I Saw The Light — Hank Williams I Saw The Light — Hank Williams (reprise)</em></p>
