How long will it take the media to earn back their credibility?

[Huey Grey]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[joelbc1]

The media in its chase for headlines, have lost their way in reporting the news. Plus, all media have become victims of their own making by allowing advertising to become their main source of revenue and thus having to compromise how they report their (local) news and stories so as not to offend the hand that feeds them. A lad with local connections, Jim O’Shea has written a couple of books on this subject and the demise of newsprint media.

 

[Colonoscopy]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

You and team MAGA are now on the same page

 

[Hans81]

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“Unclear statement by Biden”?…generally I would agree with him that Biden is “unclear”, but in this instance he clearly called all Trump supporters…garbage. 😳

 

[joelbc1]

“Unclear statement by Biden”?…generally I would agree with him that Biden is “unclear”, but in this instance he clearly called all Trump supporters…garbage. 😳

If it makes you feel better Hans, then yes he did……but he didn’t….but you go ahead and pout.

 

[Jedhawk77]

“Unclear statement by Biden”?…generally I would agree with him that Biden is “unclear”, but in this instance he clearly called all Trump supporters…garbage. 😳

I'll say he did. And I would tend to agree that most of his supporters are garbage. Yes, he backpedaled. Something Trump didn't do with his comedians comment. Claiming he didn't even know who he was?

 

[4ohs]

I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s the “liberal media”.

Obviously they are all slanted towards the left.

Obviously since Trump walked out on them they are all bullshit. Horrible, wretched individuals asking him bullshit questions such as “what’s your plan for health care”

These people asking such horrendous questions need to be revoked from the status quo.

 

[GOHOX69]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

Cnn made Trump. They sucked him off endlessly in 2015. Fk cnn.

 

[Jedhawk77]

Cnn made Trump. They sucked him off endlessly in 2015. Fk cnn.

Interesting take. In your opinion bc they thought he was un-electable?

 

[GOHOX69]

Interesting take. In your opinion bc they thought he was un-electable?

I've spent years trying to decipher that. My guess is your hypothesis is a large part of it. I would throw the non Washington rebel candidate into the mix. They made a failed tv celebrity into a real candidate.

 

[TheCainer]

The media in its chase for headlines, have lost their way in reporting the news. Plus, all media have become victims of their own making by allowing advertising to become their main source of revenue and thus having to compromise how they report their (local) news and stories so as not to offend the hand that feeds them. A lad with local connections, Jim O’Shea has written a couple of books on this subject and the demise of newsprint media.

Well said, and to add to this, Thom Hartmann has stated that the "News Dept's." and the "Advertising Dept's." of mass media distributors used to be separated, in order to not compromise the independent news reporting from their revenue departments, which made the news departments a totally stand-alone, and independent component of the news media.

I am looking for a copy of his (Hartmann's) piece which explains this and also tells why the two different departments "MUST" be separated to produce a truly INDEPENDENT (un-biased) news department. Unfortunately, we are seeing the results of a compromised (FOX NEWS, et. al.) "News Department" today, and over the last few decades.

The MEDIA has lost their way and in the process, they have lost their INDEPENDENCE. They have been severely compromised, at our nation's expense.

 

[joelbc1]

Interesting take. In your opinion bc they thought he was un-electable?

Because although he was not newsworthy at the time, he was a ratings magnet….and TV is all about one thing my friend…….RATINGS.
RATINGS = $$$$ and in the last 40 years, it has become all about the $$$. “Corporate morality” has replaced religious values and personal ethics…and the #1 function of any corporation is to generate as much $$$ as possible…..and shiel this $$$ from the tax man.

Yes, CNN understood that Trump was unelectable as a traditional political candidate, but id “presented” correctly he could be packaged as a powerful, all-knowing decision maker….much like he was portrayed in his reality program. The American public is not the mose sophisticated, intelligent mass of folks as they have abrogated their quest of knowledge and facts to the “internet” and sources of news that have no validity other than to score “hits”……..so in effect, America got what it deserved with Trump….nw can America ever recover and save the meaning and the purpose of its Constitution?

 

[TheCainer]

Cnn made Trump. They sucked him off endlessly in 2015. Fk cnn.

Don't forget "Moanin Joe".

We have to get rid of the double standard. Trump gets a free pass while his opponents are always considered the enemy from within from their statements.

F'Trump.

Lock Him Up!

 

[GOHOX69]

Don't forget "Moanin Joe".

We have to get rid of the double standard. Trump gets a free pass while his opponents are always considered the enemy from within from their statements.

F'Trump.

Lock Him Up!

Agree fully.

 

[joelbc1]

Don't forget "Moanin Joe".

We have to get rid of the double standard. Trump gets a free pass while his opponents are always considered the enemy from within from their statements.

F'Trump.

Lock Him Up!

With a little bit of (good) luck, this might actually happen!

 

[wilson reborn]

Don't forget "Moanin Joe".

We have to get rid of the double standard. Trump gets a free pass while his opponents are always considered the enemy from within from their statements.

F'Trump.

Lock Him Up!

Morning Joe goes after Trump hard. Guess I don’t get it.

 

[BrianNole777]

The news media just wants money. It's based on greed.

Fox News propagandists like Sean Hannity make millions of dollars per month.

 

[TheCainer]

Morning Joe goes after Trump hard. Guess I don’t get it.

He was a hard core sycophant in 2015. Both of them worked for NBC at the time, so there was a natural draw. Morning Joe gave Trump many hours of free air time, as a GUEST, I guess, thinking he would never amount to much. But that publicity handed the GOP presidential primary to Donald.

Little did they know.

 

[wilson reborn]

He was a hard core sycophant in 2015. Both of them worked for NBC at the time, so there was a natural draw. Morning Joe gave Trump many hours of free air time, as a GUEST, I guess, thinking he would never amount to much. But that publicity handed the GOP presidential primary to Donald.

Little did they know.

You’re being too hard on them. They go after him as hard as anybody on TV now. They hate him with a passion.

 

[GOHOX69]

The news media just wants money. It's based on greed.

Fox News propagandists like Sean Hannity make millions of dollars per month.

Very true. I tell people national politics is all about $$$$. Period.

 

[TheCainer]

You’re being too hard on them. They go after him as hard as anybody on TV now. They hate him with a passion.

Well, no doubt about that, but I think they gave him his footing, and it took off from there.

They may have been able to nip his political career in the bud if they hadn't given him so much free air time.

All speculation at this point, of course.

I'm guessing Mika holds the reins on Joe at this point.

Very true. I tell people national politics is all about $$$$. Period.

We can thank SCOTUS and the Citizens United decision on that.

Whatever happened to the McCain-Feingold era of political donations limitations?

Oh yeah. Money is Free Speech and the release of DARK MONEY into American politics.

How come I don't have as much FREE SPEECH as our American Oligarchs?

Isn't that a violation of my FREE SPEECH?

I want SOCIALISM so we can all play on a level political playing field.

Is that wrong?

It seems fair.

AmIRight?

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

How long will it take for you to get a job and have some dignity? Don’t tell anyone how to do their job when you’ve been a diseased ridden leech your whole life.

 

[KFsdisciple]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

Depends how long it takes for the next "Let's Go Brandon" moment... Tough to trust someone who is looking you in the face and saying "I'm not here."

 

[KFsdisciple]

The news media just wants money. It's based on greed.

Fox News propagandists like Sean Hannity make millions of dollars per month.

If anyone watched Rachel Maddow MSDNC would make money too.

 

[DooBi]

It's funny how people on this board live in some dream world. They imagine what they want to be real and then gleefully show their ignorance. MSM favoring Trump? Good grief.

 

[KFsdisciple]

It's funny how people on this board live in some dream world. They imagine what they want to be real and then gleefully show their ignorance. MSM favoring Trump? Good grief.

There was a thread going in the last few days that said a study was done that like 85% of Harris coverage from the legacy news outlets were positive compared to like 15% for Trump. But yeah... the media loves trump LOL

 

[Aardvark86]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

Huey, if as you’ve suggested this ends up a landslide, there will indeed be a lot of public information sources - news, pollsters of all stripes, and the g itself — with some soul searching and ‘splainin to do.

 

[Dr. Phil Seuss]

WaPo crapped their image down their legs protecting Trump. NYTs, NBCNews, ABCNews, CBSNews, even NPR and PBS. They all sanewash Trump. The man is riding around in garbage trucks, painting his face like a clown, telling everyone he's out for revenge, admiring Nazis, running on open racism, and is a rapist.

And the media does nothing but apply double standard after double standard when anyone but Trump makes the most minor of stumbles.

Im not sure how long it'll take the press to regain their dignity, but they've got a lot of work to do.

god you are so damn pathetic it makes me sick.

 

[artradley]

The media in its chase for headlines, have lost their way in reporting the news. Plus, all media have become victims of their own making by allowing advertising to become their main source of revenue and thus having to compromise how they report their (local) news and stories so as not to offend the hand that feeds them. A lad with local connections, Jim O’Shea has written a couple of books on this subject and the demise of newsprint media.

Let’s be clear, though. The journalists and editorial boards are not the issue, it’s their corporate overlords. Long ago the owners abandoned their “hands off” approach to journalistic decisions and inserted themselves into the process for financial reasons. As Americans abandon legitimate media in favor of social media, click bait, and algorithms the owners are getting more desperate and injecting themselves more. It’s hard for them to not see the success of FOX and their agenda-driven approach.

To a large extent Trump is the natural conclusion of Americans’ decision to stop consuming legitimate media. We are more ignorant now than we have ever been.

 

[BioHawk]

He was a hard core sycophant in 2015. Both of them worked for NBC at the time, so there was a natural draw. Morning Joe gave Trump many hours of free air time, as a GUEST, I guess, thinking he would never amount to much. But that publicity handed the GOP presidential primary to Donald.

Little did they know.

They have acknowledged their role in creating Trump and it's the one news outlet that consistently reports on his screw ups now.

 

[SA_Hawk]

90% of the news outlets are Democrat bootlickers.

They are no longer news reporters trying to get to the truth they are activists doing everything they can to stay in favor with Democrats.

When one gets out of line….oh my the hell to pay.

 

[hawkjt]

They have acknowledged their role in creating Trump and it's the one news outlet that consistently reports on his screw ups now.

I will never forget or forgive Mika for her complaining about Hillary during the 2016 campaign.
" what is her purpose or rationale for seeking the presidency?"
" is she simply feeling entitled to that job?"
Her and Joe had socialized with Trump in those years and gave him some benefits like free media.
.
Pissed me off.
I give some credit to WSJ as a Murdoch property...their reporting is solid. No big headline on the Biden " gaffe".
Their editorial page is Murdoch conservative but the reporting is fair.