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Trump's 'war with the media' raises questions of trust [barf; citing Dan Rather]
Associated Press ^ | Jan 22, 2017 4:30 PM EST | David Bauder

Posted on 01/22/2017 6:01:26 PM PST by Olog-hai

Donald Trump’s “running war” on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing at which he could face questions about a statement Saturday night that included demonstrably false assertions about the crowd size at Friday’s inauguration and a promise by the new administration that “we’re going to hold the press accountable.”

Some Trump supporters will no doubt cheer the continued antagonism toward the media that was central to the Republican’s campaign for president. Now the stakes are higher.

Press secretaries have been lied to by their bosses, or misled reporters through the omission of information, but veteran journalist Dan Rather said Sunday it was the first time he could recall false material being delivered in this way. “I hope that people will stop, pull back for what we in television call a wide shot and see what is happening,” Rather said. “This is a deliberate propaganda campaign.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: danrather; fakenews; first100days; liberalmedia; realpropaganda; trump45; trumpmedia
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This is beyond their usual fakenews bent if they’re digging up the known liar Rather.
1 posted on 01/22/2017 6:01:26 PM PST by Olog-hai
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“running war” = “demanding accuracy”

Rather outed Fake News, for that and buckhead we are forever greatful.


2 posted on 01/22/2017 6:06:06 PM PST by Eddie01
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AP holding up Dan Rather as a reliable source.

Wow, that is rich!


3 posted on 01/22/2017 6:07:48 PM PST by marktwain
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To: Eddie01

“Demonstrably false?”

If it is so demonstrable, I notice they do not bother to demonstrate the falsity.

Put up or shut up, and let the other side present their evidence!


4 posted on 01/22/2017 6:09:21 PM PST by marktwain
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To: Olog-hai

Where’s Alicia Machado these days?


5 posted on 01/22/2017 6:11:09 PM PST by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: Olog-hai

The media need to be held to a higher standard then they hold themselves.


6 posted on 01/22/2017 6:11:30 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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Just sayin'
7 posted on 01/22/2017 6:16:48 PM PST by Eddie01
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ENEMEDIA going with Big Lie strategy.

Problem for them is Bannon read Goebbels book too.

The press are domestic enemies and are aiding and abetting muzlim terrorists and an invasion of the USA by illegal aliens.

Show them no mercy,destroy them.

They are trying to kill us.


8 posted on 01/22/2017 6:17:50 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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“If Washington still wants to ‘do something’ about immigration, we propose a five-word constitutional amendment: There shall be open borders.” …
What about these guys? I know Fartley is gone, but they have not changed.
9 posted on 01/22/2017 6:20:54 PM PST by Olog-hai
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Who are the media to be suggesting trust problems? Nobody trusts the media.
10 posted on 01/22/2017 6:24:28 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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Seems they’re doing most of this for the consumption of the brainwashed people living in socialistic countries overseas.


11 posted on 01/22/2017 6:25:29 PM PST by Olog-hai
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You just can’t make this shit up.


12 posted on 01/22/2017 6:25:49 PM PST by JusPasenThru (SJW is the weaponization of compassion.)
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I have a theory: Most people living overseas are as smart as most Americans. They don’t trust their own media, and they aren’t disposed to trust ours. They can see through the drive-bys. Especially since most everybody has Internet access and can read the same things we read.


13 posted on 01/22/2017 6:29:32 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: JusPasenThru

Won’t stop AP from trying.


14 posted on 01/22/2017 6:31:20 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Note To David Bauder:

IF you're going to cite Dan Rather as a reliable source don't forget to include Mary Mapes and her Kinkos Kopy Machine!

15 posted on 01/22/2017 6:31:38 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Genoa

From what I see of them on message boards, I wish they did think the same as us, including how they lie against Israel.


16 posted on 01/22/2017 6:32:20 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Genoa

By the second “they”, I was referring to their media and their politicians.


17 posted on 01/22/2017 6:32:55 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Fiddlstix

Just even mentioning Rather as someone whose opinion is reliable is chutzpah squared.


18 posted on 01/22/2017 6:33:50 PM PST by Olog-hai
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OK, some can be very anti-Israel. But message boards are overrun with things like that. I still don’t think that foreigners are as stupid as we sometimes think. Evil maybe, but not stupid. Drive-by propaganda exports such as CNN and AP don’t worry me. Besides, I’m tired of caring what the world thinks of us.


19 posted on 01/22/2017 6:37:06 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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their media and their politicians

Got it, but does Trump care? I know I don't.


20 posted on 01/22/2017 6:39:07 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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