Posted on 09/19/2017 11:56:26 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Journalism is in crisis. After some much-needed self-examination, however, reporters are finally beginning to figure out why many Americans are souring on their industry: They’ve been too critical of the Democratic Party.
The trend was evident in 2016, when media outlets decided to focus on Hillary Clinton’s corruption, favor trading, and subsequent cover-up attempts. As any journalism professor could tell you, the purpose of reporting is to answer basic questions, like Who? What? When? Where? Why? And does this story help bolster the chances of the Democratic Party’s candidate or not?
New York Times reporter Amy Chozick, who covered Clinton during the campaign, admitted to CNN’s Brian Stelter that reporters should probably do some “soul searching” regarding coverage that undermined history’s rightful outcome. The Atlantic’s James Fallows, it seems, agrees with Hillary’s contention that many in the press “can’t bear to face their own role in helping elect Trump.”
The correct way to report on Hillary Clinton is simultaneously treating her like the most competent woman who ever lived but also one who can be easily overwhelmed by emails and simple markings on classified documents. Hillary is not corrupt, her peccadillos are nothing to get too excited about. As Harwood puts it, she was “foolish/selfish.” Nothing more. Any other framing of Democrats is liable to get the wrong person elected. Then we have to spend years retroactively delegitimizing the election.
For those of you who reported the news in 2016, now is the time to confess your sins and ask for absolution. May Hillary take pity on your souls.
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Old blue eyes always has the blues when she goes out. Blu view keeps her sane
Joke of the day.
Yep, they slipped up and reported some truths.
I am sure they won’t let that happen,again.
Kind of funny and pathetic at the same time.
LOL - YES! They needed to kiss Hillary’s butt MORE!!! That’s the ticket.
Gads with this type of ‘insight’ on the part of the press we’re gonna mop the floor with democrats in ‘18 and ‘20.
The ‘teacher’s pet’ didn’t get enough fawning favoritism...
LOL - YES! They needed to kiss Hillary’s butt MORE!!! That’s the ticket.
Gads with this type of ‘insight’ on the part of the press we’re gonna mop the floor with democrats in ‘18 and ‘20.
The ‘teacher’s pet’ didn’t get enough fawning favoritism... are these folks for real?
LOL - YES! They needed to kiss Hillary’s butt MORE!!! That’s the ticket.
Gads with this type of ‘insight’ on the part of the press we’re gonna mop the floor with democrats in ‘18 and ‘20.
The ‘teacher’s pet’ didn’t get enough fawning favoritism... are these folks for real?
Truth be told, the MSM has shot its wad.
This alternate reality these folks live in are really off in lala land.
Fake news, they never self reflect for fear that they may be tempted to admit a mistake.
And skew the polls to make it look like Hillary was winning. Oh wait!
"Oh, NOW we see the problem!"
OMG....
“does this story help bolster the chances of the Democratic Party’s candidate or not?”
A friend of mine in Media said that this was the actual question posed during the morning meetings.
Best to have this song playing in the background (with all due respect to Mr. Strait) while reading the article:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioPa1URjZ_Y
Those blue glasses are allegedly Hillary’s anti seizure glasses. They are supposed to keep her from spazzing out as she famously did with that frightened AP reporter The big black dude with the diazepam pen cannot always be there, I guess.
LOL - YES! They needed to kiss Hillary’s butt MORE!!!
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JEEZ MAN, I’m eating lunch here!
It is a frightened mindset. These lib/commie reporters resemble the Manson cultists in their behavior.
It is a frightened mindset. These lib/commie reporters resemble the Manson cultists in their behavior.
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