Who or what agency is giving our news people their talking points?
>>Who or what agency is giving our news people their talking points?
the cabal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JournoList
Ezra Klein controlled the forum’s membership and limited it to “several hundred left-leaning bloggers, political reporters, magazine writers, policy wonks and academics.”[2] Klein justified excluding conservatives from participation as “not about fostering ideology but preventing a collapse into flame war. The emphasis is on empiricism, not ideology.”[3] Posts within JournoList were intended only to be made and read by its members.[4] Klein defended the forum structure saying that it ensured “that folks feel safe giving off-the-cuff analysis and instant reactions.”[2] JournoList member and Time columnist Joe Klein said the off-the-record nature of the forum was necessary because “candor is essential and can only be guaranteed by keeping these conversations private.”[2] The existence of JournoList was first publicly revealed in a July 27, 2007 blog post by Mickey Kaus.[5]
However, the forum did not attract serious attention until March 17, 2009 when an article published on Politico detailed the nature of the forum and the extent of its membership.[2] The Politico article set off debate within the Blogosphere over the ethics of participating in JournoList and raised questions about its overall purpose. The first public excerpt of a discussion within JournoList was posted by Mickey Kaus on his blog on March 26, 2009.[6]