"...With Trump and DeSantis as candidates, journalists will face constant decisions about whether to describe their comments and policy ideas in the clearest, most direct ways possible — or instead find ways to minimize tension with Republican candidates and viewers by being less honest. Journalists should always choose the first path." -- Perry Bacon, Jr., in the Washington Post, in his conclusion on "How the media can cover Trump better this time," a piece written before CNN's disastrous airing of the Malignant Liar's freak show- cum- "town hall" last night. You could say from that performance alone that the media is already off to a very bad start.
