Posted on 03/31/2019 1:10:28 PM PDT by Kaslin
CNN hosts Brian Stelter and SE Cupp on Saturday night discussed the "lessons learned" from the media's coverage of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump's alleged collusion with Russia. Once the Mueller report was dropped we know that absolutely nothing took place and, as President Trump said, the investigation was nothing but a "witch hunt."
Despite knowing what they do now, Stelter and Cupp continue to defend CNN and other mainstream media outlet's coverage of the investigation. But they slammed Fox News for not instantly running with the "Trump is guilty" narrative that lefties continued spewing.
"So Fox News personalities, not surprisingly, that they are the paragons of journalism in that they, you know, journalism virtue in that they didn't obsess over Mueller the way others did," Cupp said. "But, in my opinion, Fox is not the anecdote to this problem. It is the sedative. It is like the roofie of this problem. I mean, you know, Fox isn't suspicious at all. If you can accuse some of being too suspicious, Fox has suspended suspicion. So, you know, I think Fox is trying to get away with, you know, whistling past a graveyard."
Stelter laughed in agreement.
"The h-word comes to mind. Hypocrisy. There's a lot of hypocrisy in the past week from folks who are saying 'the media should apologize to Trump.' Well, first of all, there is no such thing as 'media.' Everybody has their own version of 'media.' What I read on Facebook, what you read on Twitter, two different worlds, very different worlds," Stelter explained. "Everybody has their own view of media these days but Fox commentators are saying 'the mainstream media,' journalistic news outlets were too interested in this story. I would back up and point out that there was a bi-partisan consensus about the concern about Russians attacks against the United States."
"There was a lot of concern about Trump's lies and Trump's world's lies about that misleading attack. There was a lot of reason here to be suspicious," Stelter concluded.
And Cupp agreed.
"And Journalists' jobs are to ask those questions. Now, a lot of the folks on Fox that were attacking mainstream media – 'mainstream media' – they are saying this was a conspiracy theory," Stelter said. "Well, some of those folks have also pushed their own conspiracy theories. So, I think that's important context."
Stelter also said journalists should be "reflective."
"This is a great moment to be reflective about the past two years," Stelter said.
"Yeah, I agree," Cupp said.
The reason the American people have absolutely no faith in the mainstream media is because there's a constant agenda. The goal of outlets like CNN and MSNBC is to take down the Trump administration. They filter their stories so it's always about making President Trump look horrible. They're not simply reporting the facts of a story. They're continually spinning what the facts are.
CNN has continually pushed the idea that Trump colluded with Russia during the last two years. People aren't upset with them for covering the Mueller probe. People are upset about how they covered the probe. They continually inserted their own belief that Trump was guilty.
Instead of resorting to attacking Fox, CNN needs to buck up, admit that they were wrong and do the so-called "reflecting" Stelter talked about. Part of that reflection is admitting their wrong and taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. They didn't learn when Trump won in 2016. They didn't learn with the Mueller probe. Maybe the third time will be the charm?
.@CNN personalities @brianstelter and @secupp bashing @FoxNews personalities for being glad that Fox News didn't participate in the big, two-year-long collusion hoax pic.twitter.com/xCgVAL6Q1N— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) March 31, 2019
Did she really say that? What a colorful antidote.
Big difference from the past: it’s all on record, in an easily editable and presentable form.
I expect the big networks will try to change the record in the future, editing and cleaning up their coverage. Those who have saved the actual, truthful footage will be called “liars” and “hoaxters.”
“Well, first of all, there is no such thing as ‘media.’
I swear he must lie in his sleep.
Many election night 2016 coverage videos have been taken down,
Dumb and Dumber ride again!
What about all the collections and analysis pieces that included footage?
Good grief.
Brian Stelter just admitted to pushing a conspiracy theory.
Care to tell me one single mainstream "journalist" who questioned Obama's obviously FORGED "birth certificate."
Just one?
At one time, SE Cupp was conservative...or at least semi-Conservative.
I’ve always wondered if she really believes what she says now or is just chasing the dollars and will say anything to satisfy her masters.
Cupp is a waste of pechugas.
That’s a joke Spanish speakers yes I know pechuga is chicken breast
Ese gringito habla español
Verdad.....portañol
How do u become a media person like SE Cupp? I mean where do her credentials come from? One day I pop the tv on, and someone named SE Cupp is a talking head on a program. Couple yrs later she’s supposed to be some kind of authority?? Please
If she wasn’t gay, or swinging both ways her stock woulda been a fraction of what it’s been.
A lib disquised as a “kinda” conservative, at times! Puke
Many election night 2016 coverage videos have been taken down,
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True. I used to watch them for a good laugh. Most are gone now.
But it’s not censorship. /sheldon
Fox is not the anecdote to this problem. ANECDOTE? that is really in there? Journalism by anecdote?
There are probably a significant number of very bright journalists out there, but obviously few have made it to the upper rungs of the current main street media. If you are smart and fair, you probably get suppressed by the pathetic hierarchy.
Lock her up.
Isn’t Cupp a conservative?
I believe the answer lies in the choice of moniker.
Sarah Cupp would be an fine name...but not one that piques the interest quite like "E-cup"
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