punditocracy
Opinion-maker establishment
A punditocracy is the collective body of pundits—commentators, analysts, and opinion-makers—who shape public discourse through media appearances and columns.
The term suggests this class wields outsized influence over political conversation, functioning almost as a governing elite: The punditocracy declared his campaign dead after the debate.
Often used with mild derision.
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- conventional wisdomGenerally accepted beliefs
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
hot takes · spin · bloviating · pontificating · chattering classes · smugness · disconnection · media bias
Professional opinion-givers collectively
- talking headsChest-up video commentators
- opinion makersThose influencing public thought
- columnistsRegular opinion piece authors
- analystsThose who dissect data
broadcasters · cable news · editorialists · influencers · blogosphere · twitterati · spin doctors · newsmakers
Professional opinion-givers collectively
- oligarchyRule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- kleptocracyState-sponsored looting system
gerontocracy · theocracy · autocracy · democracy · bureaucracy · corporatocracy · idiocracy
groupthink
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- conventional wisdomGenerally accepted beliefs
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
gatekeeping · hot takes · spin · bloviating · pontificating · chattering classes · smugness · disconnection · media bias
commentariat
Professional opinion-givers collectively
- talking headsChest-up video commentators
- opinion makersThose influencing public thought
- columnistsRegular opinion piece authors
analysts · broadcasters · cable news · editorialists · influencers · blogosphere · twitterati · spin doctors · newsmakers · media elite
commentariat
Professional opinion-givers collectively
- oligarchyRule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
kleptocracy · gerontocracy · theocracy · autocracy · democracy · bureaucracy · corporatocracy · idiocracy
punditocracytechnocracy
Governance by technical experts
meritocracy · bureaucracy · representative democracy · direct rule · executive power
punditocracygrassroots democracy
Political engagement from ordinary citizens
direct democracy · popular sovereignty · vox populi · participatory democracy · citizen journalism
punditocracydoers
People who act
practitioners · policymakers · implementers · activists · boots on the ground