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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“It is a frightened mindset. These lib/commie reporters resemble the Manson cultists in their behavior.”
At least the Manson cultists went to prison.
If they’d picked anyone lesser than Truman Capote and co, they might have all been out long before now.
None.
The most self-unware bunch of nimrods in the world.
History will NOT be kind to our MSM in the future.
CAPTION:
“Where is the Meat Wagon. I feel ill.”
“Coming Soon! Weekend at Hillary’s”
Becoming lapdogs for the Left, our nation’s media has determined that wasn’t enough.
After “out-Lefting” the democrat party, it determines it was negligent in that it didn’t “out-Left” it more.
So admitting a massive bias, it thinks the fix is to be more biased.
Goebbels would be proud...
Reporters too critical of Democrats? Hardly. Just more FAKE NEWS.
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Mass delusion. The fake polls they put out too, showing BS numbers meant to create “the bandwagon effect”, did not work at all. They do this all the time.
Maybe after they civil war ends, the can be thrown in prison.
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