I read up until the word "narrative". Anyone using that word is way too influenced by corporate controlled media to be taken seriously.

I will die on this hill, because I've studied the evolution of right wing propaganda over the past 30 years.

Remember "Fair", and "Balanced"? Remember "slant"? Remember "bias"? Remember "partisan"? "Narrative" is the new black, and it serves the exact same purpose- to convey the idea that everything is a matter of personal opinion, there is no right or wrong, and by extension there is no objective reality.

The purpose is to create a general sense that nothing you hear on the news is to be trusted, because everything is presented out of some hidden agenda, and since everyone has an agenda and everyone is obviously a miserly selfish narcissist like conservatives who ever only think about themselves, then why should you trust anyone?

Republican Agenda 101:

"Scientists say that a comet will annihilate all life on Earth one week from now."
"Yeah they say that, but I heard that they are suicidal. They want the Earth to be destroyed! Did you know that they are also gay trans monsters who eat your babies at night? How can you trust them?"
"But the science..."
"That science was made by rich fat cat academics in the pockets of the government."
"Actually, private corporations have far more inf..."
"*snicker* Oh great another nut conspiracy communist fascist democrat! What did I tell you, mob, they are all the same"

It's so classic it's not even funny anymore.