Given that the Wall Street Journal is a Rupert "Aargh" Murdoch property, it's not terribly surprising that its editor- in - chief Gerard Baker toes the Fox "News"/ New York Post corporate line:
This, from WSJ editor Baker, gives up the game. Not objectivity that matters, but the *appearance* of objectivity. https://t.co/wXNDFCpyAe pic.twitter.com/BqyX3KYXHd— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) January 1, 2017
This is how the Overton Window of lying works. Lie so brazenly that news outlets worry they'll look biased by saying so. The liar benefits. https://t.co/R5FelchY5H— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) January 1, 2017
The question that remains open is how much of the "mainstream media" will continue to have this as its business model in the age of Cheeto Benito. Unfortunately, we have a media that is driven by attracting eyeballs, reporting "both sides" and gaining and maintaining "access," rather than one that serves as a sentinel for American democracy. As attuned as we are to this in our times, this is not a particularly new phenomenon for the mass print or electronic media, which is why we prize a too- rare Edward R. Murrow when he appears on the scene. Until proven otherwise, we hold that they're too compromised to be counted on for any serious defense against the shitstorm that's coming after January 20.
No, we agree with Driftglass who said, in an excellent rundown of the show that Baker's quote came from,
I am optimistic about the future of journalism, because the future of journalism is once again to be found the disreputable-but-never-quite-dead medium of blogging.Right on.
(h/t Balloon Juice)
