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In reply to the discussion: Today is a perfect example of what is wrong with the media in this country. Today when Trump [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)41. There is a difference between reporting and talk shows with opinions, and editorials.
Reporting is NOT to parse half truths, ferret out whole or partial truths. They report. Reporting is what, when, where, who, and sometimes how & why.
Example of how a reporter might report Trump's statement:
President Trump today tweeted that 3,000 Puerto Ricans did not die as a result of the two hurricanes, and that that is just what he calls "fake news" by the Democrats to help them in the mid-term elections. Democratic Minority Leader in the Senate, Schumer, when asked for comment, stated, "That's ridiculous. Once again, he's trying to cover up and distract from his failure to handle an event by claiming the facts aren't true, and even if they are, it's someone else's fault."
As we've reported before, Puerto Rico's Dept. of (whatever) reports that 3,000 people have died as a result of the two hurricanes that hit the island in 2017.
As we've reported before, Puerto Rico's Dept. of (whatever) reports that 3,000 people have died as a result of the two hurricanes that hit the island in 2017.
That's an appropriate report. I don't want opinion in raw reporting of facts and statements. That's when you get into mushy territory. Because if the reporter says "that's a lie" when Trump says something, then another reporter can say "that's a lie" when Schumer says something. That's not what reporting is for.
It's the job of political commentators and talk show hosts to get into the nitty gritty. And editorials in newspapers and opinion articles in CNN.com, and Factchecker.org and Politifact.org, Politico, DailyBeast, and all the other opinion sources of information. The NYT and Washington Post do a lot of opinion research articles. Those are not raw reporting articles. They are the result of tips, leaks, and investigations, that a reporter puts together.
It's not true that the media doesn't cover Trump's lies as lies. It's well covered. There are so many lies that the media can't cover every single one. Chris Matthews called it Trump's ridiculous crazy statement last night. I think it was also covered on other political talk shows. It was well covered, for what it was. I think you may think the statement was more important than it was. Almost no one takes anything he says as truth, anymore. It was yet another shocking statement that denigrated brown people and Democrats. But it wasn't a big story. He's been lying in a lot of tweets daily here lately. They're just not that big a deal, any more, sorry to say.
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Today is a perfect example of what is wrong with the media in this country. Today when Trump [View all]
still_one
Sep 2018
OP
Newspapers are less vulnerable to this when reporting news, and social media is a double edged sword
still_one
Sep 2018
#10
I am truly shocked a MSM outlet published the lie followed by the truth immediately...truth has
Fred Sanders
Sep 2018
#5
the thing is, compared to what? limbaugh explained trump is correct to 15million people
certainot
Sep 2018
#40
they're better than they were during the campaign (really low bar) but still have a ways to go.
unblock
Sep 2018
#8
While I agree with your observation, that the way national news is broadcast, it is so
still_one
Sep 2018
#18
There was never enough pushback against the "liberal media" narrative. That has cost us dearly.
Garrett78
Sep 2018
#16
The Wash Post headlined it: Trump falsely says Democrats created a higher count to make him look bad
knightmaar
Sep 2018
#19
But we don't live in a country where anyone gets to tell anyone else their "responsibilities."
MadDAsHell
Sep 2018
#20
I subscribe to the Washington Post, and a front page story in today's paper said the following:
Nitram
Sep 2018
#31
This reminds me of a great point that I think Rachel Maddow made, when she was first
calimary
Sep 2018
#38
There is a difference between reporting and talk shows with opinions, and editorials.
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
#41
They do that with stupid science opinions that are clearly wrong too, no matter how ridiculous.
Oneironaut
Sep 2018
#45
Trump brings 3000 people back from the dead with a Presidential Tweet and liberal media complains.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2018
#55