Posted on 09/16/2016 6:49:36 PM PDT by Enlightened1
CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield and Dylan Byers bemoaned the mocking and distrust of the American media by Republicans and Donald Trump on Friday, with Byers saying it undermined the American political system and Banfield likening it to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
After playing a clip of Trump gleefully telling his audience in New Hampshire on Thursday that his press pool was going to be late, Banfield wondered why the crowd would cheer such news.
“Do people not realize or are they forgetting that other critical element of it?” she asked. “Either you have a media, or you have what I witnessed in Saddam’s era … where you never got to actually call yourself press or you’d go to jail for it.”
Byers, CNN’s media reporter, discussed the recent Gallup poll showing only 32 percent of Americans trust the media to report the news accurately. Byers wrote a story saying the drop in trust was “fueled by Republicans,” of whom only 14 percent trust the press. His report did not mention recent controversies involving the mainstream press assisting Democrats or left-wing causes through editing techniques, such as Katie Couric’s deceptive documentary edit of gun rights advocates or CBS taking a critical remark out of Bill Clinton’s recent interview about his wife’s health.
Byers said it is a “serious problem” that Trump, who often rips the press, is taking credit for increasing distrust in the media.
“When you start celebrating restriction of the media, when you start mocking the media, that becomes a serious problem for the very foundation of the democratic project and the American political system,” he said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpf_UUGPFWU
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So, what’s it called when the media lies to the public or manufactures the news (i.e. polls)?
We already have what Saddam had. A uniparty media dedicated to whichever leftist wannabe dictator is running for or is in office.
Poor little babies have their candy taken away and now they’re crying. My heart bleeds.
Tuff chitski.
When “the media” is actively aiding and abetting one political party through dishonest means, the our “media” is no better than a propaganda department.
So calling them out for the liars they are is disingenuous???
NEWS FLASH***
You're not journalists Ashleigh, you're nothing more than the propaganda wing of the Dem party. You would have fit in well with Saddam.
Maybe CNN needs a reminder of all the biased reporting compiled into one nice video..... just sayin’
Nearly all “journalist” vote for the democrat candidate in national elections.
http://archive.mrc.org/biasbasics/biasbasics3.asp
But the media mocking millions of citizens and bearing false witness against them doesn’t undermine democracy.
Got it.
You wouldn’t be mocked if you reported news instead of spouting one-sided propaganda...
Oh boo hoo CNN. If you actually reported the news instead selectively reporting that which assists your agenda you might have some credibility. As it you can all go to hell.
If you only knew how much so many of us want you to permanently close your doors and EVERY single employee to never be able to work in journalism again...if you only knew.
You’re not journalists Ashleigh, you’re nothing more than the propaganda wing of the Dem party. You would have fit in well with Saddam.
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And Stalin and Hitler. Fact is they have done immeasurable to this country by misleading the public on countless matters of grave importance to the security and well-being of us all. The filthy pigs should be indicted under the RICO statutes.
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