Maybe the media - especially television - doesn’t go after Dorsey because they are also guilty of giving Trump a platform for his lies. Cable networks are still showing his press conferences live. Journalists should just watch the pressers then fact check his claims before reporting on what he said. They can post the whole press confere…
Maybe the media - especially television - doesn’t go after Dorsey because they are also guilty of giving Trump a platform for his lies. Cable networks are still showing his press conferences live. Journalists should just watch the pressers then fact check his claims before reporting on what he said. They can post the whole press conferences on line for those who want to torture themselves.
What Trump is doing to Scarborough is despicable but I don’t remember either Scarborough or the media expressing outrage when the Clintons were not only accused of murdering their close friend Vince Foster, they spent millions of our tax dollars multiple investigations of that crackpot conspiracy theory. The last one was conducted for Ken Starr by Brett Kavanaugh. Scarborough was a Congressman at that time so he had a platform for speaking out. What goes around .......
I don't disagree about the decision of media outlets to broadcast Trump's comments, but I understand the dilemma. For better or worse, he's the President of the United States. His words have some level of importance in a news sense even though he adds no weightiness to those words. He's just a carnival barker harboring bitter resentments and always out for revenge. I'm giving the press the benefit of the doubt by saying they are somewhat stuck in a tough place. Should they dismiss Trump entirely as a liar, broadcast him because he's President, or use the presser to hammer him with questions and then dissect the entire spectacle afterwards. I would prefer #3 as it would actually add to the public discourse.
As for Scarborough, Clinton, et al, there's not a whole lot I can do about that now. I don't like what happened. I don't like how the right and the press tainted Hillary Clinton with it all the way through 2016. I just would like the press to put the hammer to people like Dorsey or Trump or whoever now.
The major networks refused to give Obama time for his immigration reform speech so they are perfectly capable of saying no. Their excuse was that it was too political which you definitely can say everything Trump says is. CNN has refused to air of all his press conferences live.
I don’t remember the media always covering presidential press conferences live but maybe Eric can answer that.
This President has abandoned all norms and is using his platform to foment violence and distrust in the democratic process in order to retain power. He has weaponized Twitter to spread disinformation and our inability to adapt to this has been a crucial failure. He is a toxic criminal - what he says is an irrelevant distraction meant to distract from his crimes.
Maybe the media - especially television - doesn’t go after Dorsey because they are also guilty of giving Trump a platform for his lies. Cable networks are still showing his press conferences live. Journalists should just watch the pressers then fact check his claims before reporting on what he said. They can post the whole press conferences on line for those who want to torture themselves.
What Trump is doing to Scarborough is despicable but I don’t remember either Scarborough or the media expressing outrage when the Clintons were not only accused of murdering their close friend Vince Foster, they spent millions of our tax dollars multiple investigations of that crackpot conspiracy theory. The last one was conducted for Ken Starr by Brett Kavanaugh. Scarborough was a Congressman at that time so he had a platform for speaking out. What goes around .......
I don't disagree about the decision of media outlets to broadcast Trump's comments, but I understand the dilemma. For better or worse, he's the President of the United States. His words have some level of importance in a news sense even though he adds no weightiness to those words. He's just a carnival barker harboring bitter resentments and always out for revenge. I'm giving the press the benefit of the doubt by saying they are somewhat stuck in a tough place. Should they dismiss Trump entirely as a liar, broadcast him because he's President, or use the presser to hammer him with questions and then dissect the entire spectacle afterwards. I would prefer #3 as it would actually add to the public discourse.
As for Scarborough, Clinton, et al, there's not a whole lot I can do about that now. I don't like what happened. I don't like how the right and the press tainted Hillary Clinton with it all the way through 2016. I just would like the press to put the hammer to people like Dorsey or Trump or whoever now.
Twitter is classic example of how bullying GOP imposes it’s will on media
The major networks refused to give Obama time for his immigration reform speech so they are perfectly capable of saying no. Their excuse was that it was too political which you definitely can say everything Trump says is. CNN has refused to air of all his press conferences live.
I don’t remember the media always covering presidential press conferences live but maybe Eric can answer that.
nope, daily WH press briefings were never covered live in entirety until Trump
Thanks for the answer.
This President has abandoned all norms and is using his platform to foment violence and distrust in the democratic process in order to retain power. He has weaponized Twitter to spread disinformation and our inability to adapt to this has been a crucial failure. He is a toxic criminal - what he says is an irrelevant distraction meant to distract from his crimes.