Trump’s message of mistrust is sinking in, even in journalism’s new ‘golden age’

Washington Post ^ | 11/5/2017 | Margaret Sullivan

[sparklite2]

The NYT used to be ‘all the news that’s fit to print.’
What that means now is non-narrative news is unfit to print.

[CJ Wolf]

Post’s slogan now is “Democracy dies in Darkness”

[Lent]

Golden age? More like fools gold!

[CincyRichieRich]

I’d love to hear Paul Shanklin to KC and the Sunshine Band...

“Fake Your Story”

All the media, get on the story, let’s lie
Don’t fight the feeling, give yourself lie a chance

Fake, fake, aw fake, fake
Fake your story, fake your story...

Oh, you can, you can do it very well
You’re the best in the world, I can tell

Fake, fake, aw fake, fake
Fake your story, fake your story...

[cgbg]

There was a typo--the results important?

That was supposed to read:

The results impotent

[samtheman]

The scoops have been relentless, the digging intense, the results important.

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Wow. No Winston Wolf around the compost newsroom to warn them not to go sucking each others...

[samtheman]

excellent political cartoon

[SubMareener]

My sister in law was a reporter for a national business journal. I’ll never forget her angst when she filed a story about a Senate vote before it actually happened. Her story was completely made up based on what she expected to happen.

[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Ah yes, the mountains have gone into labor and a ridiculous mouse has been brought forth.

[KC_Conspirator]

Many Americans hold professions like “pimp”, “gangsta rappa”, “child slaver”, etc. in higher regards than they do “journOlists”.

[Alas Babylon!]

Old Margaret pats herself and driveby media chums on the back...