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Jim Acosta violated one of the oldest rules of journalism
NY Post ^ | 7 Nov 2018 | Michael Goodwin

Posted on 11/08/2018 7:34:28 AM PST by Rummyfan

By producing a split decision, the election that was supposed to end all elections turned out to be fairly predictable. But it’s the day after that was unlike any other.

The Republican president, the likely speaker of the Democrat-controlled House and the Senate’s Republican majority leader each started Wednesday by talking about working together to get things done. They talked to each other privately and talked separately in public about what they thought they could accomplish for the country.

For most Americans, that would make for a very good day. Given the overheated environment leading up to the midterms and the fear among many that we are drifting toward an era of disunion and spreading political violence, bipartisan pledges to work together for the common good were like the sudden emergence of a bright candle flickering in the wind.

Alas, it was the last thing some members of the White House press corps wanted, so they tried to snuff it out.

The conduct of a handful of so-called reporters during President Trump’s news conference was disgraceful beyond measure. This is not journalism, this is narcissism.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acosta; clintonnonnews; cnn; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; trumpmedia
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To: boomop1

Journalists are not supposed to be political debaters.

They are there to ask and find out facts, not to battle someone and defend a preconceived point of view.

Run for office and argue there-—not getting facts straight at a press conference.

No one cares what you think, Acosta. Maybe Van Jones or Don Lemon or your mommy. Maybe.


21 posted on 11/08/2018 7:53:04 AM PST by frank ballenger ("End vote fraud,noncitizens & illegals voting & leftist media news censorship or we're finished.)
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To: thoughtomator

Ask them to sit down one time and if they don’t, have security escort them out. If they are going to act like 5 year olds, then they need to be treated as such.


22 posted on 11/08/2018 7:53:15 AM PST by tuffydoodle (God's character and moral nature are absolute, eternal, and unchanging.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I’d put him in a closet.

Worked for Biden.


23 posted on 11/08/2018 7:53:23 AM PST by lizma2
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To: madison10

Michael Goodwin made an excellent point: a journalist is never supposed to become the story himself. But that seems to be their goal now.

Acosta was not asking a question. He was trying to provoke and was basically doing one of the left’s “get in their faces” actions, as ordered by Obama. Nobody ever got in Obama’s face, and if they had, they would have been removed from the room immediately.


24 posted on 11/08/2018 7:55:51 AM PST by livius
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To: bert

I looked up the Board members on a google search. Maybe they are all full of political correctness, since the movie industry is also owned by AT&T/ Time Warner. CNN must be their lost spoiled child.


25 posted on 11/08/2018 7:56:16 AM PST by FreedBird (i)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
I would throw Acosta out of the White House

I would throw him off of the White House...

roof.

26 posted on 11/08/2018 7:56:37 AM PST by Right Brother
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To: Rummyfan

27 posted on 11/08/2018 7:57:10 AM PST by gaijin
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To: thoughtomator
There should be ONE ask to sit down and shut up, then the tasers should come out.

I'd prefer a cattle prod.

28 posted on 11/08/2018 7:58:21 AM PST by gogeo (The Repubs may not always deserve to win, but the RATs always deserve to lose.)
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To: FreedBird
AT&T owns CNN.

The merger is still under appeal. AT&T has no say in CNN as of yet. Appellate arguments will be heard Dec 6th.

...while Time Warner has been rebranded WarnerMedia and has made a series of moves as it gets integrated into AT&T, the Turner Broadcasting unit has been kept in a silo removed from DirecTV or other distribution assets as part of an agreement struck at the time of the close.

Sauce: https://deadline.com/2018/11/judges-picked-for-att-time-warner-merger-appeal-by-government-1202496922/amp/

29 posted on 11/08/2018 8:14:50 AM PST by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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To: gaijin

Excellent clip with obvious pushing against the White House lovely aide’s left arm.

Thanks!


30 posted on 11/08/2018 8:21:17 AM PST by Kay
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To: livius
Meanwhile, the lying Mediascum ignores/forgets how readily the Obama admin. controlled press access:

examples of Obama admin treatment of unwelcome media

31 posted on 11/08/2018 8:26:15 AM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: gaijin

Blatantly lie with impunity.....Even about something that is easily demonstrably false. Talk about the definition of hubris.


32 posted on 11/08/2018 8:28:56 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: tuffydoodle
"Ask them to sit down one time and if they don’t, have security escort them out. If they are going to act like 5 year olds, then they need to be treated as such."

YES!!

We all know 95% of them hate Trump; that's not news. But if they fail to respond to reasonable requests they need to have consequences. Have security remove them and revoke their WH press pass. There are dozens and dozens of independent and foreign reporters who would LOVE to have a seat in the press room and would undoubtedly ask on point questions and do so respectfully. Give them a chance at the expense of the children who behave badly on a regular basis.

I can remember the press briefings in Singapore and Switzerland where the foreign reporters were asking pointed questions about the meeting at hand. And then they got to a handful of American press reporters asking stupid, off topic questions and causing disruptions. It was like night and day!

33 posted on 11/08/2018 8:30:31 AM PST by Sa-teef
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To: madison10

I can’t believe the left believes the video was doctored. They truly are insane!


34 posted on 11/08/2018 8:31:59 AM PST by demnomo
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To: gibsonguy; madison10
“The Left is claiming the video was altered. Words fail.”
It was live.

But this makes complete sense to the Democrat/Left who live in a world separate from reality.

35 posted on 11/08/2018 8:33:48 AM PST by glennaro
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To: Rummyfan

More of the TDS whiny journorats should have their press passes yanked.


36 posted on 11/08/2018 8:35:40 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Rummyfan

Acosta could use the excuse that he was just following orders from maxine and Hillary.


37 posted on 11/08/2018 8:36:05 AM PST by robel
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To: seawolf101

Bet CNN paid him a bonus ever time he got ugly with Trump. Yes, yank their license.


38 posted on 11/08/2018 8:37:10 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Rummyfan

I liked it when Trump told April Ryan (essentially) to sit down and shut up. He would not accept her question. Why should Trump enable these glory hounds? F’em.


39 posted on 11/08/2018 8:37:16 AM PST by dennisw
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To: Rummyfan

Fake News Jim Acosta is a useful sparring partner for PDJT. My projection is that he will be allowed back in a month or so.


40 posted on 11/08/2018 8:39:03 AM PST by dennisw
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