Posted on 04/27/2020 5:22:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
... President Donald Trump came into office railing against many of the foundations of our democratic institutions, including a free press. Forty months into his administration, coverage of the coronavirus outbreak is the latest sign that - contrary to conventional wisdom - he hasn't laid a glove on serious journalism. His attacks, most recently against excellent reporters like Jonathan Karl (ABC), Yamiche Alcindor (PBS), Peter Alexander (NBC) and Paula Reid (CBS), put the bully in bully pulpit, but they haven't shaken the soul of the First Amendment.
Trump's daily briefings, which sometimes include pertinent and significant information, have also frequently become a sideshow, filled with false and misleading statements, compulsive boasting and self-promotional videos. That's why with each live briefing, many news outlets, including ours, are aggressively fact-checking in real time, assessing the value to viewers minute to minute and cutting away when warranted.
Despite these challenges, what has become powerfully clear during this pandemic is that the heart of journalism has never been stronger. As ever, journalists are asking tough questions and going where the facts lead. Not looking to win any popularity contests - just doing what Woodward and Bernstein inspired my generation and the generations that followed to always do: seek the best obtainable version of the truth.
At this dark hour, people are scared. They're being bombarded daily by noise and information, not all of it correct - some of it intentionally divisive and polarizing. They're hungry for accurate information and the straight, unvarnished truth. Now, and in all the days to come, journalists will be there.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
As it was said during the Spanish Civil war...
The forth estate is the fifth column.
What are they winning?
The destruction of the USA narrative?
“Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the [media], for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoe making and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poor house.”
— attributed to Mark Twain
You really are a pathetic defeatist, never-Trump troll. Do you lick Myth Romney’s boots too?
Myth Romney is himself a bootlicker of the highest order, a conniving, opportunistic snake, never to be trusted.
Trump on the other hand is an enigma. He is obviously neither temperamentally nor ideologically nor instinctively conservative, and yet, has functioned as a rubber stamp on every single conservative position. That is unprecedented. This is why we should continue to support him. He is irreplaceable.
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