Appreciation Thread for Washington Post, NYT, and even CNN lately

[malchickiwick]

Speaking truth against the power. In my opinion, these three "old school" media outlets have been doing a tremendous job for our Republic, exposing TREASON.

Rec if you agree please

[elleng]

1. They seem to be facing the facts of what's been wrought,

to a fair extent by themselves, so I agree.

[malchickiwick]

3. Thanks! (n/t)

[hlthe2b]

2. Absolutely... I subscribed to digital wapo a few months ago and

read as much NYT as possible (can't really afford their online subscription).... So glad to see CNN make the turn back towards real reporting. Shoot, even Wolf Blitzer (who I really have never been able to stand), seems to be making the effort. And, Chris Cuomo, Jake Tapper and several others have been exceptional.

[malchickiwick]

8. I agree. It's like post-campaign they realize that democracy is more important than ratings.

Thanks for posting!!

[Alice11111]

79. !!!

[meow2u3]

84. Or, perhaps, they're realizing that the truth and democracy boost ratings?

[malchickiwick]

85. Great point! I hope that's true :-)

[More_Cowbell]

48. NYT must be canceled over the phone

Or I would subscribe to help out with their sudden interest in doing their job (after their disgraceful kowtowing to the FBI last fall).

[HipChick]

4. I went ahead and subscribed..figure its a way to support them

[malchickiwick]

9. Excellent!! I appreciate the feedback (n/t)

[HipChick]

27. Also, if you have Amazon Prime, subscription for some of these are free

at least for 6 months..

[malchickiwick]

40. That is so good to know, thanks. I just got a Prime Subscription. So your timing couldn't be better!

I owe you!!

[HipChick]

55. Washington Post is free...Jeff bought them..

https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/prime/#/

http://gizmodo.com/amazon-prime-gets-you-the-washington-post-for-free-but-1787658289

[hlthe2b]

102. NOTE: FREE for 6 months, but the rate thereafter is reasonable.

[pnwmom]

51. I didn't know that! I'll tell my friends, thanks! n/t

[Jim Beard]

62. Curious, I have been getting full Washington Post and haven't paid anything so

I decided to subscribe ti the New York Times.

[still_one]

5. They are finally doing their job, and it is way over due

[malchickiwick]

10. No Doubt. Well said!!! Thanks!

[Alice11111]

81. Not just doing their job, doing House, Sen and FBI's jobs

Since Repubs won't investigate, and if they do, it's a sham... Repubs investigating themselves to CYA...press is doing all of the investigation, w some fortunate leaks from intelligence. Most Repubs only want to investigate to stop leakers.

Thanks to WaPo, NYT, and CNN!!! I have been amazed
(but 6 mo b4 election even better). Still, you did decide to try and save democracy now. You are all we have. Hope it works.

[applegrove]

6. Yes. And they stand out from the rest. Trump and his troupe could

do some real damage to the country but they are being exposed at every turn by those three media outlets. They have not ceded any ground to the executive. Congrats too to the Deputy attorney general and the attorney general of Washington State for their parts. Many, many people have dug deep and I wish we could all acknowledge them too.

[malchickiwick]

12. Yup. Excellent points. I'm so grateful for the First Amendment these days.

We are NOT Wiemar Germany after all. Nice to know.

[tblue37]

14. Kurt Eichenwald at "Newsweek" has also been great, but the magazine is a weekly, so he can't drop

daily reporting bombshells like those we get from the newspapers or, recently, from CNN.

[malchickiwick]

16. Yup. Eichenwald had been AWESOME! Shout out to Newsweek too.

Thanks for mentioning

[applegrove]

19. Oh yes. Him too. And those who are leaking because they love their

country.

[Greybnk48]

7. I have subscribed to both in the past month or so.

Electronic only, but I really wanted to support them. And I have been watching CNN most of the day, lately. I also have been trying to catch Jake Tapper. I like him.

[malchickiwick]

13. No doubt it is SO important to support those who are exposing truth.

I subscribe too...as $$$ allows. Thank you!!!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

20. Same here.. nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. Can I add Talking Points Memo and Slate as well? TPM set the standard before the majors

started doing their job again.

[malchickiwick]

15. Excellent Point! I'm just grateful to see the Watergate exposers, the Gray Lady, and CNN

Doing what we all need them to do. There are definitely some great lefty outlets who have been doing it all along and thanks for pointing that out.

[TrekLuver]

17. Even though they are not perfect and TV news can be "sensational" ....I'm grateful for the press.

And I think blanketly bashing them is doing exactly what Trashpot and Putin wants...undermine the press so nobody trusts them on either side. I know there are A LOT of people here at DU who will disagree with me because they love to bash the press...not me. I will criticise when necessary but I'm not throwing the baby out with the bath water.

I'm so happy I can't even go to bed....I'm full of adrenaline!!!!!!!!!!!!

[malchickiwick]

22. BOOM! Awesome post. We need to fight the "fake news" narrative.

Great analysis. God, I love DUers

[TrekLuver]

26. I'm so glad I found this board too....saved my sanity. Best thing I found on the internet in 2016.

[BadgerMom]

41. I agree!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

18. K&R nt

[malchickiwick]

23. Thank you Proud Progressive!! (n/t)

[oasis]

21. 100% for real news. nt

[malchickiwick]

24. Thanks Oasis! (nt)

[nolabear]

25. I'm feeling better about the old school news sources.

They seem to be discovering journalism again.

[malchickiwick]

28. I'm feeling the same way. It's like post-election, they remembered their role in the system.

Thanks for posting. I follow everything you write here on DU

[nolabear]

45. Awwww...thanks. That's really sweet.

[ginnyinWI]

29. Yes!

First thing I read in the morning is Washington Post's editorials. Then the top news items from New York Times. Both are doing great!

[malchickiwick]

30. I agree. Thankfully we have a free press!!

Thanks for posting

[SHRED]

31. Don Lemon

I think he's decent.

[malchickiwick]

33. Me too. And I think he's been especially good since Jan. 20

Big HELLO from a medical card holder in Nevada!! I owe so MUCH to cannabis

[SHRED]

36. Good medicine

A 000 size capsule of my homegrown canna-coconut oil before bed and deep sleep ensues.

[malchickiwick]

37. Freaking Gorgeous!!

Thanks a million for sharing that pic! God she is lovely. You must be proud

[SHRED]

53. Yes...thanks...organic soil grow

[LittleGirl]

65. Thank you for

that link in your sig line. What an exceptional site. I have bookmarked it to refer back to it when needed. Thanks so much!

[SHRED]

69. You are welcome.

[mvd]

32. They can't really make up for the role they had in getting Trump in (especially CNN)

But they can at least compensate for it if they keep exposing this treason. I didn't know if the media was still capable of what they did during Watergate. Seems so far that they are. And Trump's bad treatment of the media does not help him.

[malchickiwick]

34. I so hear that, because maybe nobody normalized the Nazi more than CNN...

That said, I have been pretty impressed with their aggressiveness since the so-called inauguration of #notmypresident, so I am now of the mind to give them a second chance. But no doubt, you make an EXCELLENT point!!

[mvd]

42. Thanks! And I recommended this good thread

[m-lekktor]

35. you left out the C.I.A.!!

[malchickiwick]

39. Fair enough. But I can't forgive them for Dallas, 1963...

Some sins can never be forgiven

[Marcuse]

46. That was Ted Cruz's father.

[marklane]

38. re:re:Appreciation Thread for Washington Post, NYT, and even CNN lately

Absolutely tremendous job not only for USA, but also for the world. will surely search statistics on the most watched medea outlets around the world.

hope someone agrees.

[SHRED]

56. welcome

[gopiscrap]

43. Thank you.

[Maru Kitteh]

44. YES! I susbscribed to WaPo and Vanity Fair in the last couple of weeks

in support!

[Mike Niendorff]

47. K&R

And both the NYT and the Washington Post are gaining a subscriber here. Support those who support the truth.

MDN

[More_Cowbell]

49. WaPo is free for 6 months with Amazon Prime

https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/prime/#/

I know someone said this upthread, but it bears repeating. And unlike the NYT digital subscription, you can cancel online (though it's cheap enough afterwards that I'll keep it up if THEY keep it up).

TPM is also good, as was mentioned above.

[halobeam]

50. recently subscribed to NYT

Ready to get a couple more subscriptions!

WaPo and also theguardian.com

[underthematrix]

52. I got subscripts to NYT and washingtonpost

and WAPO has definitely gone school. It reminds me of their coverage of Watergate - very thorough with high journalistic standards. I've been watching Joy Reid (mostly) followed by Rachel Maddow and Lawrence - They've had on mostly print journalists which has been great.

[calimary]

54. They sure have!

CNN has certainly drawn blood more than a few times. Ever since trump declared war on them and called them fake news, while refusing to call on their reporter during a news conference, it seems CNN has decided that door swings both ways. GOOD!

Don't let him bully you, MSM!!! As has been chanted at unruly and partisan GOPers during rather boisterous town hall meetings, "Do Your Job!" Yes. You, too.

[Thekaspervote]

57. Thank you! Your jobs have never in history been more important than now! A beacon of hope

For everyone around the world

[MFM008]

58. trying to correct the way they pushed

this toad on America.
I heard EMAILS out of each one of them all day.

[Hekate]

59. KnR. Much appreciated.

[Chevy]

60. CNN and their Trump surrogates

can go to hell.

[lamp_shade]

61. Big rec

[Rhiannon12866]

63. K&R!!!

Finally!

[TexasBushwhacker]

64. Yup, kudos to all n/t

[Earthican]

66. Do not forget the Guardian

One of my top three with the NYTimes and the Washington Post.

[iamateacher]

67. Mother Jones deserves a shout out too...

We need to support the free press!

[MelissaB]

68. K&R

Thank goodness.

[bdamomma]

70. K&R

[HAB911]

71. agree, Just a year too late.......nt

[BumRushDaShow]

72. They were reporting a year ago too

the problem being that few if any of the television media and their talking heads and bloviators picked any of it up for broadcast and discussion. And unfortunately, not that many people read the newspapers (whether hardcopy or electronic) anymore. They turn on the tv or radio.

Now that the lazy tv media are using this material to help them fill their 24/7 programming (and it is apparently providing ratings), the rest of the masses are hearing about it.

[hwmnbn]

73. K&R

[lame54]

74. YES

[dem4decades]

75. Let's not forget David Corn at Mother Jones he was

On this in October

[Cognitive_Resonance]

76. Dramatic shift noted for cnn.com past few weeks, they appear to be engaging in journalism. nt

[perdita9]

77. Buy a subscription

Yeah, we can get the news off the internet but, if you want to keep reporters in business, you've got to support their publishers.

I get The Washington Post every morning on my Kindle. It's super convenient

[blueseas]

78. K&R

More please.

[flygal]

80. Yes! I subscribed to NYTimes. I need to also subscribe to wapo as I'm out of articles for the month

already!!

Historic times - glad they are doing their job!

[Progressive dog]

82. The return of real news at

some media outlets is a good sign.

[meow2u3]

83. Thank you, CNN

The reporting of NYT and WaPo also spurred me to subscribe to their digital editions. Thank you for your search for the truth and for speaking truth to (incompetent) power.

[Skittles]

86. I appreciate they are finally doing their fucking jobs

[raging moderate]

87. Thank you, Journalists!

Guts and Brains! Hooray!

[Beowulf42]

88. Outwitted and Outsmarted

I remember what Twain said. "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.

[malchickiwick]

89. Love me some Mark Twain.

On the afterlife:
"Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company"

[lark]

90. Agreed and appreciated.

I now watch CNN except on Sat. am when I watch Morning Joy. I recently subscribed to NYT for the first time ever and have bought several Newsweek's just to read Eichenwald's articles. We really need them right now with this unprecedented time of having a true traitor and criminal fraud and assaulter in charge. This is just so freaking awful and embarrassing to boot. I'm ashamed to be an American right now because of the harm that's been done to our country and the world by electing the shitgibbon.

[Blue_Tires]

92. We could have used some of their scrutiny on Trump BEFORE the election

but better late than never

[malchickiwick]

95. Yup. Better late than never indeed, but yeah...hopefully the barn door can yet be shut.

Your Greenwald "verb" tagline made me LOL -- God he's a piece of work; hate that dude.

[Blue Idaho]

93. So who is missing from this love-fest?

Could it be M$NBC? Yup - they are busy kissing as much right wing ass as they can each and every day of the week. I can count only two - maybe three shows worth watching anymore. Meanwhile CNN is acting like a real news organization again. Very watchable!

[malchickiwick]

94. I've never watched much MSNBC, but you are so right from what little I have seen!! (n/t)

[Susan Calvin]

96. Better late than never.

They're terrified. So am I.

[benld74]

97. #DemandWatergateTypeInvestigation

NOW

[The Sand Reckoner]

98. Sorry, that's what they're SUPPOSED to do

That's why they have the constitutional protection they do.

But they've failed to do their jobs so often and in so many cowardly ways that they have a very long way to go before they deserve "appreciation". They are still more concerned with "access" and getting invited to all the best Washington parties than they are with the hard work of real journalism that doesn't make them friends among the people they cover.

[malchickiwick]

100. I do see your point, but to be fair WaPo and NYT kept the pressure on throughout the campaign.

In the case of CNN, however, you're right. They normalized the orangutan, and do have to now keep up the good work they've been doing lately to make up for their disgraceful campaign coverage.

[The Wizard]

99. k&r

[jimlup]

101. Yes but they have some very hard work to do coming up

in order that we even begin to get out of this shit filled situation the country has found itself in.