No call required. The press picks up cues from Hillary's speeches. She focuses on birtherism, the press focuses on birtherism.
Additional detail in argument is provided in talking points, a group drafting activity that involves people from Crooked's campaign and selected members of the press. This is a cordial relationship, shared objective. The press does not see it as "taking orders." It is part of the team.
Remember Ezra Klein’s “Journ-0-list”?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JournoList
Well, it still exists... In one form or another—that is, journalists working with communist and socialist parties by trading propaganda ideas, talking points, arguments, etc.
In fact, it has existed for the last 80-90 years now, since the Soviet Union started to turn the US and Western Europe press way back in the 1920s. Through WWII, they were solidly and publically Communists, then when underground during the Cold War, and resurfaced publically as socialists since the Berlin Wall fell. Now they are pro-Islamic Socialists. They don’t agree with Islamic Fundamentalism, but see it as a tool to take down Western Culture and Christianity.
Add homosexual activists to the lot since at least the 80s, through in the social justice warriors in the 2000’s, and now they’re taking over football and since Obama, a full-court press of racialism against the West.
Did I leave out anyone?
I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but there is a lot of truth to it.
First and foremost—the DNC Wikileaks PROVE the press was collaborating with the democrats. Vigorously.
That hasn’t changed since they were exposed in July.