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The media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nominee
VOX ^ | 8-16-2016 | Ezra Klein

Posted on 08/17/2016 5:02:29 AM PDT by ToxicMich

here is a case to be made that the media created Donald Trump. It was, reportedly, his anger at being dismissed by political pundits that led him to run for president in the first place. And it was, arguably, the media’s wall-to-wall coverage of his every utterance that powered his victory in the Republican primary.

But slowly, surely, the media has turned on Trump. He still gets wall-to-wall coverage, but that coverage is overwhelmingly negative. Increasingly, the press doesn’t even pretend to treat Trump like a normal candidate: CNN’s chyrons fact-check him in real time; the Washington Post reacted to being banned from Trump with a shrug; BuzzFeed News published a memo telling reporters it was fine to call Trump "a mendacious racist" on social media; the New York Times published a viral video in which it simply quoted the most vile statements it heard from Trump’s supporters.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fauxjournalism; msmvsamerica; msmvstrump; msmvstruth; partisanmedia
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To: babble-on

You are helping the MSM drive a false narrative. Trump is NOT detested by a majority of the nation’s people as you attest.


41 posted on 08/17/2016 7:08:12 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (It is a wise man who rules by the polls but it is a fool who is ruled by them)
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To: BigEdLB

I am of a firm belief that Chelsea is Webster Hubble’s offspring.


42 posted on 08/17/2016 7:10:14 AM PDT by IC Ken
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To: babble-on
In this cycle, stridently anti-Trump rhetoric helps their ratings because he is so widely detested by a majority of the nation’s population.

IF that were the case, then the media would be much more negative against Clinton, given that the majority clearly detests her nearly as much as Trump. But that hasn't happened. I suspect if it had, she we be very much more disliked. Don't you think that negative reporting at least has something to do with it? And in the end, its only a few percent that's needed to do the trick....

43 posted on 08/17/2016 8:17:48 AM PDT by Paradox (Opinions can evolve, but Principles should be immutable.)
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To: ToxicMich

BS! The media didn’t create DT and that’s why they can’t destroy him!

Go Trump Go!


44 posted on 08/17/2016 9:00:32 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: WaterWeWaitinFor

RAISING CAINE!!!!! CALLING ALL CAINES!!! WHY is HITLER-Y
HIDING CAINE??!!! WHY? - After all, IF Hitler-y is
“selected” and cannot fulfill her doodies - CAINE will
become OUR PRESIDENT!!!! WHY IS HE HIDING? WHAT does he
have to hide?!


45 posted on 08/17/2016 10:06:01 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: IC Ken

Frankly, I don’t give a rat’s rear end IF Hubbell IS her
pappy. A blood test would clear it up; butt, you KNOW
Hitler-y is never going to entertain such an idea for a
second. In fact, Chelsea would likely get the sympathy vote
IF Blowjob Billious is not her pappy. We got bigger fish to
fry at this point.


46 posted on 08/17/2016 10:10:08 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: IC Ken

Gosh. Biden is not a lot better than Hitler-y. He’s a few
bricks short of a load.


47 posted on 08/17/2016 10:13:05 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: dowcaet

CRUZ will NEVER get another vote from FANG & me. After that
self-serving piece of pablum with broken promise of an
ENDORSEMENT that NEVER CAME. No matter HOW much we rubes
out here “thought” surely it was coming. Then, the very
NEXT DAY, after Cruz saw he had jumped the shark; he
DOUBLED DOWN ON TRAITOR!!!!

WHEN YOU BREAK YOUR WORD; no matter how HARD YOU TRY to
justify it - for me; it does NOT work! GO LAWYER, TED &
SHUT UP!!!!!!


48 posted on 08/17/2016 10:22:59 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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