Is referring to all that’s happened surrounding the overblown, bogus and flat-out rabid reactions to the Covington story the media helped spread like wildfire as “America in 2019” a way to make it a dig at Trump even in the wake of journo malfeasance? CNN’s Brian Stelter shared a letter purportedly from a TV executive that’s supposed to sum it all up:
A TV exec emailed me: "What's more 'America' in 2019 than a viral standoff at the Lincoln Memorial between white teens in MAGA hats and a Native American elder… spurred by misunderstanding, fear, fury, and social media confusion?" https://t.co/2Mkz8dbkr2
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 21, 2019
Well, that’s ONE way to spin what’s happened. However, it’s actually more evidence of the state of “journalism” in 2019 than “America” in 2019, as Stelter was reminded:
What’s more “Journalism in 2019” than the entire Acela Media getting a story completely wrong because of its collective anti-Trump addiction, and chalking it up to a big “misunderstanding” rather than letting it bring an iota of introspection and humility? https://t.co/46ebRQYImC
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) January 21, 2019
A sizable portion of the media will just refuse to acknowledge the point.
This is the take of CNN’s media reporter after CNN and much of the rest of the media irresponsibly ran with a provably false narrative for over a day that fed a bunch of innocent kids to a digital outrage mob. Embarrassing. https://t.co/Uh1AyRE7fB
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) January 21, 2019
12+ hours after more complete video showed initial reporting to be false, @brianstelter is still tweeting out the bogus reporting and trying to stoke a story abt Trump & racism. https://t.co/Y3XdZjnikl
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) January 21, 2019
Maybe the media f’ing up and sending a social media mob at teens without due diligence to verify the story?
— NoOneOfConsequence (@StarDogCh4mpion) January 21, 2019
"Can you believe that this fake story we concocted could happen in America?" https://t.co/WmAmhd1Vew
— … (@jtLOL) January 21, 2019
The level of denial is nothing short of amazing, though not incredibly surprising considering the track record.
Answer: the media piling on and making everything worse
— Jack Martens (@JackMartensite) January 21, 2019
The misunderstand was the due to the lack of journalism by cable news.
— Fireflying (@Ces1248) January 21, 2019
What's more "America" in 2019 than a manufactured narrative, propagated and fueled by the MSM, and judged by the social media mob? https://t.co/X0EthoQ7V4
— ?? Cato Sinclair??? (@Catoclysmos) January 21, 2019
"Spurred by misunderstanding"? This was spurred by outlets like your own that took the anti-conservative position, because, of course. https://t.co/3R4XKNkdy6
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) January 21, 2019
You left out "overwrought liberal media bias." https://t.co/wjug6Wxqd2
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) January 21, 2019
Decent people are sick to death of these alleged “journalists”. The qualified had better clean up the profession while there’s still something left to salvage. https://t.co/EsY7nQQgOw
— Sheryl {Dogs…they’re everything} ??? (@sav01) January 21, 2019
You all lied again. You owe these boys an apology.
— INDEPENDENT GIRL (@mitigirl) January 21, 2019
So it’s official:
Not a good weekend for you guys ?
— Joona (@zarquon25) January 21, 2019
Not. At. All.
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