'Failing to tell the central story': Reporter reveals what media misses in Trump coverage
5 days ago

'Failing to tell the central story': Reporter reveals what media misses in Trump coverage

Raw Story  

In a recent post to his blog, veteran journalist Dan Froomkin argued that mainstream media outlets' coverage of President-elect Donald Trump has been dismal in its grasp of who Trump is on a fundamental level. He opined that media outlets that failed to "situate Trump’s words and actions in the context of an ongoing con" were engaging in "deception" by "failing to tell the central story." Froomkin cited Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston, who referred to the 45th and 47th president of the United States as "the greatest con artist in the history of the world." And that has to be central to everything you cover about him.” The longtime Huffpost and Intercept reporter said one recent example of Trump's "con artist" behavior could be seen in his interview with TIME magazine when the publication named the president-elect as its 2024 Person of the Year. Froomkin ripped journalists at major media outlets like the New York Times' Nate Cohn for "embracing the fiction that Trump has policy views supported by analysis."

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Journalists see uncertain future under Trump 2.0 amid threats, rising hostilities – Firstpost
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Journalists see uncertain future under Trump 2.0 amid threats, rising hostilities – Firstpost

Firstpost  

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Trump gamed the media since his ‘Apprentice’ days. How can the media atone?

LA Times  

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The election proved the media is in crisis. Here’s what it needs to do to regain its relevance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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CNN  

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The election proved the media is in crisis. Here’s what it needs to do to regain its relevance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The election proved the media is in crisis. Here’s what it needs to do to regain its relevance

CNN  

New York CNN — Donald Trump’s reelection last week emboldened his allies to proclaim that he had vanquished the American news media as well as Vice President Kamala Harris. Maybe, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan commented last week, the media collectively spent “too much time obsessing about polling and not enough time talking to people!” O’Sullivan and other correspondents interviewed voters all …

Analysis: Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility
2 months ago

Analysis: Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility

CNN  

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Writer for outlet that got Trump leaks rips 'baffling' decision to not publish them
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Writer for outlet that got Trump leaks rips 'baffling' decision to not publish them

Raw Story  

Earlier this week, at least three news outlets — the New York Times, the Washington Post and Politico — all received leaked internal documents from former President Donald Trump's campaign. Caputo noted that the leaked information appears to involve vetting documents for Sen. JD Vance the Trump campaign assembled when considering whether to make the Hillbilly Elegy author the GOP's …

‘Existential fight’: Five ways the media must cover Donald Trump as an authoritarian threat
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Existential fight’: Five ways the media must cover Donald Trump as an authoritarian threat

Raw Story  

The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is promising to dismantle this country’s government institutions and increase his power if he returns to office. An August article published on the blog Press Watch pleaded with newsroom leaders not to treat this election as “business as usual.” Doing so could include: Using a “democracy frame” instead of a “horse race …

A Current Battleground: US Media in the Age of Trump
5 years, 2 months ago

A Current Battleground: US Media in the Age of Trump

Al Jazeera  

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