MEDIA: we were wrong to let republican messaging dictate our coverage in 2016 and we will be more thoughtful going forward
— Jake Maccoby (@jdmaccoby) March 21, 2021
ALSO MEDIA: https://t.co/Tog47f7BT1
Oh hey, look at that, Democrats passed a massive stimulus and COVID vaccinations are skyrocketing, but Republicans would rather talk about the border so ...https://t.co/Rqxfs1yqD3
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 21, 2021
I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I watched one of the Sunday morning shows on the major networks.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 21, 2021
I mean, I can read Republican press releases all on my own. I don’t need Chuck Todd saying “we’ll leave it there” at the end.
mainstream journalists on twitter have told me on multiple occasions its very unfair and disparaging when i describe what they do as "pack journalism."
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) March 21, 2021
i say it not to denigrate but because its accurate. you march in a pack, usually at gop instruction : pic.twitter.com/cXZ0yNtwa5
Republicans deliberately created a situation where there would be a spike in immigration early in Biden’s term.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) March 21, 2021
Yet, journalists like the Washington Post’s Seung Min Kim are still filing pieces that are little more than court stenography from Republican sources.
I'm frustrated that the difficulties associated w/ more humane policies are framed as bumbling chaos, whereas the real human cost of cruel policies was so often ignored. This story could just as easily be framed as: Trump, through his cruelty, created a bottleneck in Mexico. https://t.co/4XZa3A12rV
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) March 21, 2021
The lame Beltway press and GOP have gone back to brunch - painting a false portrait of what's happening at the U.S. southern border + who's to blame
— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) March 21, 2021
Biden shouldn't hide from the onslaught. Be open in pushing basic human rights for refugees. My new column https://t.co/UpGV7Bv2hh
folks, how do you prove you're not part of the "liberal media"?
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) March 21, 2021
you produce wildly disingenuous reporting that echoes GOP talking points .
2 comments:
Absolutely pathetic. I suppose it's possible they're turning on Biden because they're mad about him not doing press conferences, but all they're doing is showing why press conferences are mostly a waste of time. It would all just be attempted gotcha questions about the border or whatever the latest wingnut talking point is.
Biden is wise to be pro-actively spreading the word about the covid-19 relief bill himself. The media aren't going to do it.
Keep on whacking those hacks.
Infidel -- we're less than 3 months from the seditionist Republican Party trying to overturn an election for the first time in our history, with members of its military arm being arrested every day, and these media mooks think its back to business as usual. It's hard to exaggerate how lame and predictably awful the self- important Beltway media are, never learning, always facile, and carelessly parroting right- wing talking points. Neither our January 6 near- death experience nor the stunning success of the COVID rescue bill and vaccinations have altered their determination to make the narrative about themselves and whatever Fox decides they should be attacking on any given day.
We'll keep whacking, all right (and thanks for the links, brother!).
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