Posted on 08/21/2016 7:26:23 AM PDT by upchuck
Donald Trump may or may not fix his campaign, and Hillary Clinton may or may not become the first female president. But something else happening before our eyes is almost as important: the complete collapse of American journalism as we know it.
The frenzy to bury Trump is not limited to the Clinton campaign and the Obama White House. They are working hand-in-hand with what was considered the cream of the nation’s news organizations.
The shameful display of naked partisanship by the elite media is unlike anything seen in modern America.
The largest broadcast networks — CBS, NBC and ABC — and major newspapers like The New York Times and Washington Post have jettisoned all pretense of fair play. Their fierce determination to keep Trump out of the Oval Office has no precedent.
Indeed, no foreign enemy, no terror group, no native criminal gang, suffers the daily beating that Trump does. The mad mullahs of Iran, who call America the Great Satan and vow to wipe Israel off the map, are treated gently by comparison.
By torching its remaining credibility in service of Clinton, the mainstream media’s reputations will likely never recover, nor will the standards. No future producer, editor, reporter or anchor can be expected to meet a test of fairness when that standard has been trashed in such willful and blatant fashion.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Great Cartoon
They have become religious fundamentalists. Their god is big government. Their religion is faith in, trust in, and worship of big government.
CBS just threw softballs at 2 WP hacks who wrote a book about Trump. The hacks made a big deal about Trump thinks the system is rigged.
Then they said Trump is nothing like his supporters.
Huh?
Ben, quit excusing the dogs that aren't barking.
I just read an editrial by the cumb Demmie dunt Froma Harrop yesterday, which was purportedly about "criticizing" Hillary Clinton - but was in reality a series of hard kidney jabs to Trump.
There was, of course, NO mention of Hill's criminality, nor her health woes.
These Media people make good coin deceiving their audiences, and they're not going to change if they get a pass for their Fabulist "reporting", like you just gave them.
Pour fire into the enemy ranks. This isn't Queensbury Rules.
American journalism - following proudly in the footsteps of Goebbels and Pravda.
And before that in trashing Senator Joe McCarthy who was exposing the commies in the State Department and other government agencies
Journalism collapsing...that’s a plus for society.
Our work here is done.:)
Collapsing how ?
People still turn on the TV every evening to the MSM
You think that is going to stop ?
there is the adage......
don’t go to war with the man that buys ink by the barrel
to be successful tens of thousands must be brought to taw
"You never want an opportunity to make-up a story trashing Trump, go to waste" --Leftist media, 2016
They have no fig leaf, now. :)
Yes, the NYP tried to slut-shame Melania Trump- 2 days in a row
MSM bump for later......
This article isn't about the Republicans. It's about the Media, and its implosion over Trump.
Why do you keep trying to change the subject, Ben?
“”Oops. Egg on my face.””
Better you than me but the day is still young...I don’t even have to work at blunders - they just occur!
Sorry if the link in post number 1 confused some FReepers.
I've had almost an entire pot of coffee and I've barely got a buzz.
Time to add an extra scoop.
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