Posted on 10/15/2019 1:37:36 AM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
The New York Times is clamping down on its reporters appearing on opinionated cable news shows to avoid the appearance of “bias.”
The newspaper recently blocked its finance editor David Enrich from appearing on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show to talk about his reporting on President Trump’s finances and Deutsche Bank, according to according to Vanity Fair. The paper has also placed Lawrence O'Donnell’s show on MSNBC and Don Lemon’s show on CNN on its blacklist.
“In deciding whether to make a radio, television or Internet appearance, a staff member should consider its probable tone and content to make sure they are consistent with Times standards,” the New York Times ethics guide states. “Staff members should avoid strident, theatrical forums that emphasize punditry and reckless opinion-mongering."
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In less than 5 months, CNN gets smacked around by The New York Times and now exposed by Project Veritas.
The left and the right both say CNN sucks.
Rock bottom...
The Dakota Indians have a saying...when you realize you are riding a dead horse, the immediate strategy is to dismount. I would suggest that CNN has reached a ‘dead-horse’ situation. About six months ago, I tried to watch CNN for an entire hour, and they spent much of that hour just on anti-Trump stories, and maybe ten minutes toward world news.
I would ask....why bother paying foreign-based reporters to be on the staff, when 90-percent of the daily coverage is geared toward Trump alone.
But that is the standard - who’s kidding who here?
Don’t fix the bias; just hide it.
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