Posted on 12/13/2020 10:16:55 AM PST by RightGeek
Would you consider yourself a reporter at this point or is that more of a former job description?' one critic asked
White House correspondent April Ryan raised eyebrows on Friday after she appeared to endorse the idea that journalists shouldn't reveal contradictions between President-elect Joe Biden's public and private statements.
On Thursday, Ryan appeared to express disapproval that a recording of Biden claiming "defund the police" rhetoric hurt down-ballot Democrats in last month's elections was leaked to The Intercept, which duly reported on it.
"I asked an incoming White House source was the meeting contentious with civil rights leader and @JoeBiden and the answer was 'no'. A rights leader at the meeting says @JoeBiden was passionate," Ryan tweeted. "The question is who taped this meeting and why? What is the agenda?"
Vice journalist Edward Ongweso Jr. responded with a tongue-in-cheek scolding of such journalistic practices.
"It is irresponsible and sets a dangerous precedent for journalists covering the incoming administration to be able to use secretly recorded conversations in their stories," Ongweso Jr. tweeted. "To parse out Biden's thoughts and anticipate his policy commitments, you must go through proper channels."
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"Revealing a contradiction between Biden’s private thoughts and public statements is dangerous because it erodes public trust in the President, the Office, and the media itself," the Vice reporter concluded.
Stunningly, the outspoken anti-Trump American Urban Radio Networks reporter and CNN analyst offered her endorsement of abandoning basic journalistic practices.
"You hit the nail in the head! This is not good at all," Ryan said in response to the first tweet. She then "liked" the other two tweets in the thread.
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...and the big, bad wolf blew my house down.
When I look at Joe now, I see...
Vincent “Chin” Gigante
Oh my, more of these people who fail to learn the idea that you cheat yourself in the long run, if that (hopefully) still holds up in this world.
Based on her behavior in the WH press room, that’s a different standard than she operated under with Trump.
Bump
God help the person (or more likely canine) who has to see this creature without its makeup.
“To parse out Biden’s thoughts and anticipate his policy commitments, you must go through proper channels.”
How very....Red Chinese of her.
Where was this “reporter” when second and third hand “recollections” of President Trump’s phone calls and private conversations were spewed on the media.
Ryan has been in the tank, no, toilet for the left for ages.
What they mean to say is it reveals our roll as stooges and propagandists. They've just spent 4 years eroding public trust in the President & the Office with their drumbeat of fake news, false characterizations and outright lies.
This time four years ago the media was actively soliciting leaks of ANY kind, true or not. It didn’t matter. Dog as much diet as they could, publish it without verification, the nastier the better. Journalistic integrity and standards are way in the past. They’re not even trying to hide it at this point.
Most of today’s leftist “journalists” are not journalists. They are social justice warriors instead.
The Founders mentioned a free press in the First Amendment for good reason. But a press cannot truly be free if it follows not the truth, but a preset agenda.
No free press = no free nation
Ryan is not suggesting anything. She’s saying what the heads of CNN want her to say.
Might be interesting to see how many are on the alleged CCP spy list.
Heavens, No!! That would actually be reporting the news rather than their opinion.
Wait, this isn’t Babylon Bee?!
Nailed it!!
Mr Biden can concede and release his side by
recognizing the truth.
I took a journalism class in the 8th grade (1966) and our instructor continually emphasized the rules for honest reporting - The 5 W’s plus H - Who, What, When, Where and Why plus How. I guess they don’t teach that anymore.
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