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POSTED ON JANUARY 16, 2017 BY JOHN HINDERAKER POWERLINE
RIP VAN REPORTER
Are America’s reporters and editors our most inept occupational group? They are an obvious candidate for the honor. How many reporters had any idea that Americans were so unhappy with the Washington status quo that Donald Trump would be our next president? Approximately zero. (I, on the other hand, predicted that Trump would win, mostly because I understood what a historically awful candidate Hillary Clinton was.) Political reporters are part of the Washington, D.C. swamp, and they didn’t notice anything wrong with the water they were swimming in until it was–from their point of view–too late.
How many reporters and editors woke up on November 9, stunned to find that Donald Trump was our president-elect? Pretty much all of them. And yet the signs had been building for years, taken seriously by many but not, with very few exceptions, by our reportorial “elite.” As usual, Michael Ramirez sums it up beautifully.
RIP VAN REPORTER
Are America’s reporters and editors our most inept occupational group? They are an obvious candidate for the honor. How many reporters had any idea that Americans were so unhappy with the Washington status quo that Donald Trump would be our next president? Approximately zero. (I, on the other hand, predicted that Trump would win, mostly because I understood what a historically awful candidate Hillary Clinton was.) Political reporters are part of the Washington, D.C. swamp, and they didn’t notice anything wrong with the water they were swimming in until it was–from their point of view–too late.
How many reporters and editors woke up on November 9, stunned to find that Donald Trump was our president-elect? Pretty much all of them. And yet the signs had been building for years, taken seriously by many but not, with very few exceptions, by our reportorial “elite.” As usual, Michael Ramirez sums it up beautifully.
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How The Media Discredited Itself With One Weird Trick
SCOTT GREER The Daily Caller
Deputy Editor
8:28 PM 01/12/2017
Russia apparently has the next president of the United States under its thumb, thanks to a treasure trove of compromising material the nation has on our future commander in chief.
That was the narrative dominating the discourse on journalist Twitter Tuesday night after an explosive CNN report dropped on how both Preisdent Barack Obama and Donald Trump were briefed by intelligence officials on accusations Russia has compromised the president-elect.
The reactions were predictable as liberal journalists and commentators descended into “Russia has taken over our country!” hysteria for the umpteenth time. The general reaction was best summed up by New York Times columnist Charles Blow, who wondered “How are we going to have an inauguration next week?” in light of the CNN report.
Shortly after CNN published the report, BuzzFeed posted the unverified memos on Russia’s alleged compromising material on Trump, which the intelligence officials were referencing in their briefing reportedly given to Obama and Trump. The “dossier” — compiled by a former British intelligence operative hired by anti-Trump Republicans and Democrats — contained accusations that would make the National Enquirer blush, and all of which of were unverifiable. read more
SCOTT GREER The Daily Caller
Deputy Editor
8:28 PM 01/12/2017
Russia apparently has the next president of the United States under its thumb, thanks to a treasure trove of compromising material the nation has on our future commander in chief.
That was the narrative dominating the discourse on journalist Twitter Tuesday night after an explosive CNN report dropped on how both Preisdent Barack Obama and Donald Trump were briefed by intelligence officials on accusations Russia has compromised the president-elect.
The reactions were predictable as liberal journalists and commentators descended into “Russia has taken over our country!” hysteria for the umpteenth time. The general reaction was best summed up by New York Times columnist Charles Blow, who wondered “How are we going to have an inauguration next week?” in light of the CNN report.
Shortly after CNN published the report, BuzzFeed posted the unverified memos on Russia’s alleged compromising material on Trump, which the intelligence officials were referencing in their briefing reportedly given to Obama and Trump. The “dossier” — compiled by a former British intelligence operative hired by anti-Trump Republicans and Democrats — contained accusations that would make the National Enquirer blush, and all of which of were unverifiable. read more