Analysis: Trump’s return to power raises serious questions about the media’s credibility
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

CNN  

New York CNN — Donald Trump’s return to power is a hinge point for the American media – in ways big, small, and to be determined. For a time on Wednesday morning, The Federalist’s lead headline was not about Trump, it was about the “corporate media industrial complex” being “2024’s biggest loser.” Legacy media “is officially dead,” The Daily Wire podcaster Matt Walsh wrote on X overnight. “If half the country has decided that Trump is qualified to be president, that means they’re not reading any of this media, and we’ve lost this audience completely,” the executive said. Maybe ‘offensive’ things aren’t offensive to most.” The mainstream media “has held less clout every four years,” Semafor’s Dave Weigel wrote Wednesday morning. “On Harris-friendly cable news, ex-Republicans broadcast their horror at who Trump was and what he’d done; in the new social media and podcasts favored by Republicans, all of that was whining disconnected from what voters really cared about.” CNN political commentator Scott Jennings hit that point hard during the 3 a.m. hour of CNN’s election coverage.

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The press is giving Donald Trump the George W. Bush treatment
5 days, 19 hours ago

The press is giving Donald Trump the George W. Bush treatment

Salon  

President-elect Trump held his first press conference since the election this week and seemed surprised that he is suddenly so popular with all the wealthy business titans who are making the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago like they're the wise men and he's the new baby Jesus: He's not wrong. Take just one example: Amazon's Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, …

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

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

Firstpost  

The return to power of Donald Trump, who has called journalists enemies and talked about retribution against those he feels have wronged him, has news executives nervous For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there’s a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. “But I don’t think we’ve reached it.” A second chance, a third chance — …

How the news media is quietly preparing for a hostile second Trump administration
1 month ago

How the news media is quietly preparing for a hostile second Trump administration

CNN  

New York CNN — The startling revelation this week that MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s journeyed to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump prompted a question that many members of the media are quietly asking: just how worried should journalists be? History may depend on it.” Anti-press playbook raising concerns The Committee to Protect Journalists knows the …

Letters to the Editor: Trump gamed the media since his ‘Apprentice’ days. How can the media atone?
1 month, 1 week ago

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

LA Times  

To the editor: It may not be fair to single out Fox News as a reason to distrust the media and journalism. By manufacturing his image as a reality show star, that corporate media organization laid the groundwork for the public to accept him and his lies and elect him president twice. The recent apology to America in U.S. News …

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

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

Granderson: Trump's election says a lot about trust in journalism
1 month, 1 week ago

Granderson: Trump's election says a lot about trust in journalism

LA Times  

It’s easy to forget that while the first Watergate article appeared in the summer of 1972, Richard Nixon did not resign until 1974. Something else happened during these two years as well: The Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch bought his first U.S. newspaper — the San Antonio Express-News — and he moved to New York. Murdoch’s impulses and Nixon’s seemed …

Misinformation fears mount over second Trump term
1 month, 1 week ago

Misinformation fears mount over second Trump term

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's election victory paves the way for a fresh wave of misinformation, not only around politics but also on vaccines and climate, with his expected cabinet picks ready to challenge the scientific community. "The problem of misinformation and disinformation is the worst it's ever been," said Bill Adair, a Duke University professor who founded the fact-checking site PolitiFact and …

War, news, and Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

War, news, and Trump

The Hindu  

A recent headline on the CNN website declared, Trump says ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney should be fired upon in escalation of violent rhetoric against his opponents. In fact, a segment of journalists even doubted whether critical reporting of Hillary Clinton in 2016 enabled the rise of Mr. Trump, and by implication, endangered democracy. Mr. Trump’s allies leaked, days before voting …

Trump has long threatened the media. Press freedom groups fear he might make good on it
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump has long threatened the media. Press freedom groups fear he might make good on it

CNN  

New York CNN — Press freedom groups sounded the alarm Wednesday on the potential dangers facing journalists under a second Trump administration, denouncing threats from the president-elect and his associates to undermine the news media. “Attacking the press is really an attack on American citizens’ right to know,” Clayton Weimers, the executive director of Reporters Without Borders said in a …

Donald Trump plans to ‘shatter left-wing censorship’ if elected US President — What will his victory mean for media?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump plans to ‘shatter left-wing censorship’ if elected US President — What will his victory mean for media?

Live Mint  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be facing off on Tuesday in what many have dubbed the ultimate ‘fight for democracy’. Ongoing lawsuits from GOP lawmakers and prominent Trump supporter Elon Musk have already had a chilling effect on groups studying misinformation — raising additional concerns about media freedom and potential legal changes regarding libel and press accountability. The former …

Opinion: Why Doesn't The Press Call Out Trump's Media Threats?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Why Doesn't The Press Call Out Trump's Media Threats?

Huff Post  

It is a welcomed departure from what the most prominent political media outlets have largely been doing in their narrative of Trump’s verbal fumbles in recent weeks and months. It’s been branded “sanewashing,” and this sanewashing goes so far that some in the political press not only posit that Trump remains consistently cogent despite multiple instances suggesting the contrary but …

Trump again ignores First Amendment and says news network should be investigated
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump again ignores First Amendment and says news network should be investigated

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’ve never seen this before, but the producers of 60 Minutes sliced and diced …

The problem with reporting on Donald Trump is the press never took him seriously
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The problem with reporting on Donald Trump is the press never took him seriously

Salon  

The way political journalism worked before Donald Trump seems quaint in retrospect. Trump lied his way all the way into the last month of the 2016 presidential election before the New York Times deigned to use the words “lie” and “Donald Trump” in the same sentence. The national media certainly didn’t know what to make of Trump, and neither did …

Opinion: What the media still get wrong about Trump voters
3 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: What the media still get wrong about Trump voters

LA Times  

Former President Trump appeals to some white people, Christians and men who feel that their white, Christian and male identities are not as respected as they should be. That said, research suggests that white people, men and Christians nevertheless may subjectively feel excluded from society, which could explain the unwavering support many show for Trump. In a recent study, I …

The real reason corporate media won't cover Trump's attacks on democracy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The real reason corporate media won't cover Trump's attacks on democracy

Raw Story  

We need to talk about the abominable headline below, and how it is we have come to the fatal point where The New York Times and our broken mainstream media seem to need the America-attacking Donald Trump a helluva lot more than the America-attacking Donald Trump seems to need The New York Times and our broken mainstream media. In fact, …

Trump fumes over embarrassing claims he was cut off by Fox News while ranting about Harris speech
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump fumes over embarrassing claims he was cut off by Fox News while ranting about Harris speech

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A seemingly rattled Donald Trump fumed on Truth Social after …

News Analysis: Trump seeks to reclaim spotlight with old playbook of lying, talking smack to media
4 months, 1 week ago

News Analysis: Trump seeks to reclaim spotlight with old playbook of lying, talking smack to media

LA Times  

Standing next to a spread of coffee, cereal and breakfast meats at his New Jersey golf club on Thursday, former President Trump started what he billed as his second news conference in as many weeks by highlighting increased costs of everyday foodstuffs due to inflation — a major issue for voters in November. Before Trump’s Thursday event, for example, the …

The self-preservation of the media
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The self-preservation of the media

Salon  

The American news media, as an institution, has mostly failed to rise to the challenge of the Age of Trump – even after more than 8 years of experience. For example, in an excellent critical review and essay at The Philadelphia Inquirer about Alex Garland's new film “Civil War,” Will Bunch highlights how its main characters are emblematic of the …

How's the US media covering Donald Trump's ‘trial of the century’? Jon Stewart's no holds barred teardown
8 months ago

How's the US media covering Donald Trump's ‘trial of the century’? Jon Stewart's no holds barred teardown

Hindustan Times  

In an unprecedented move America's former US President is on trial in Manhattan Court in the infamous hush money trial and so is the US media that has pulled out all stops to cover it. 'It's a test of media's ability to cover Donald Trump in a responsible way', said Jon Stewart as he opened the Daily Show to analyse …

Trump and the US media’s conflict of interest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump and the US media’s conflict of interest

Al Jazeera  

This election year, each story about Donald Trump must first pass the Lonely Planet test. “There is no doubt about Donald Trump’s impact on ratings,” Cooper responded, amiably. The possibility of another Trump term has led to a bout of public acknowledgements among media professionals that while the former president threatens democracy with his incessant falsehoods and norm-busting practices, he …

Trump and his allies are threatening retribution against the press. Their menacing words should not be ignored
1 year ago

Trump and his allies are threatening retribution against the press. Their menacing words should not be ignored

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Bannon, who underscored that such promises are “not just rhetoric” and that they are “absolutely dead serious” about seeking revenge against journalists, asked Patel, who would likely serve in a second Trump administration, whether he could “deliver the goods.” Patel responded affirmatively, vowing that a re-empowered …

Media must stop overcorrecting for too much Trump exposure: The public needs a closer look at him
1 year, 1 month ago

Media must stop overcorrecting for too much Trump exposure: The public needs a closer look at him

Salon  

Democrats are reeling this week from having been bounced around like pinballs with bad polling results for 2024 followed by excellent returns in the off-year elections. For instance, CNN had announced their latest 2024 poll showing that Joe Biden is narrowly losing to Donald Trump a year from now and they were breathlessly "analyzing" what that meant for the Democrats, …

White House slams Trump’s threat to investigate NBC for ‘treason’: ‘Selfish, small, and dangerous’
1 year, 2 months ago

White House slams Trump’s threat to investigate NBC for ‘treason’: ‘Selfish, small, and dangerous’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House responded to Donald Trump’s outburst about launching …

‘Existential fight’: Five ways the media must cover Donald Trump as an authoritarian threat
1 year, 3 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 …

How the Trump Years Weakened the Media
1 year, 7 months ago

How the Trump Years Weakened the Media

Politico  

The Trump years, like the Nixon years, came with triumphal language in which journalists portrayed ourselves as soldiers in a righteous army. It’s closed, but I’ll talk to our folks… Several years ago the editors at the New York Times decided the whole event was such an unseemly spectacle they stopped buying tables at the dinner. We see this now …

Trump has lost his 'safe space' on Fox News
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump has lost his 'safe space' on Fox News

Raw Story  

As Donald Trump plunges headlong into his third bid for the presidency, he appears to be getting the cold shoulder from Fox News which could hinder his chances of re-election. As Grynbaum noted, normally reliable Trump supporter Jason Chaffetz -- a former GOP House member -- recently lashed out at the former president after his recent interview with Fox News …

Donald Trump announces 2024 White House bid: How the media can cover his presidency campaign responsibly
2 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump announces 2024 White House bid: How the media can cover his presidency campaign responsibly

Firstpost  

Now that Donald Trump is running for US president in 2024, journalists cannot follow the usual rules for covering a candidate who routinely defies democratic norms and lies with abandon Now that he’s in the 2024 presidential race, the media circus that is Donald Trump is returning for a new season. There’s a third reason that Trump will get the …

Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch’s news outlets
2 years, 1 month ago

Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch’s news outlets

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has taken some hits in the aftermath of the midterm elections, but the unkindest cuts may have come from a source that was once among his biggest backers — the media empire of magnate Rupert Murdoch. The Wall Street Journal’s opinion section ran a sharp editorial headlined, “Trump is the Republican Party’s Biggest …

Media narrative of US election: Bad news for Trump, GOP
2 years, 1 month ago

Media narrative of US election: Bad news for Trump, GOP

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Americans awoke Wednesday to Election Day outcomes that remained nearly as murky as the night before: “House, Senate control still hangs in the balance,” a CNN caption blared. The Washington Post’s website headlined, “Congress Hangs in the Balance as Democrats Defy Expectations.” The New York Times headlined, “Control of Congress Hinges on Closely Fought Races.” Yet further …

Social media platforms have done ‘half-measures’ to root out election disinformation
2 years, 2 months ago

Social media platforms have done ‘half-measures’ to root out election disinformation

LA Times  

Baseless claims about election fraud continue to flourish on popular internet platforms ahead of the midterms, despite what the companies say have been efforts to contain them. A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children’s museum are brainwashing children so they’ll accept stolen elections. While platforms like Twitter, TikTok, …

Trump melts down after the New York Times reports GOP voters are ready to leave him behind
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump melts down after the New York Times reports GOP voters are ready to leave him behind

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, The New York Timesreported that the same pollster who yesterday showed about 3 in 4 Democrats were interested in nominating a replacement for President Joe Biden also found poor signs for former President Donald Trump among GOP voters. While Trump is still considerably ahead of any other GOP challenger, according to the poll, he now only commands a …

How mainstream media distorts the reality of Biden's agenda
3 years, 1 month ago

How mainstream media distorts the reality of Biden's agenda

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden's polling appears to be in a slump. For example, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll recorded Biden's approval at 41 percent, whereas support for the bipartisan infrastructure bill was 63 percent and Build Back Better was 58 percent. In one recent interview, for example, after the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill, a journalist asked …

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump insists he’s enjoying his life off Twitter. While that is the reality for any former president, Fleischer argued that Trump continues to “loom large” in the party and could return to the spotlight if he chooses to run again. “It shows that even two months out of office, he’s still looming large.” While most …

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump addresses GOP as power to shape national debate wanes

The Independent  

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Conservative media provide soft landing for Trump’s election lies
3 years, 10 months ago

Conservative media provide soft landing for Trump’s election lies

LA Times  

President Trump gives a thumbs-up to supporters en route to his Mar-a-Lago resort after leaving office on Jan. 20. In another conversation with the Trump-supporting One America News Network, he said, “The tabulation wasn’t exactly good.” The series of interviews raise the possibility that Trump could provide a caustic running commentary on his successor, President Biden. Responding to Biden’s criticism …

Fox News fed on Trump's lies. As ratings dip, it can't escape
3 years, 11 months ago

Fox News fed on Trump's lies. As ratings dip, it can't escape

LA Times  

America’s most militarized Inauguration Day in modern history is ours to witness Wednesday when Joe Biden is sworn in as the nation’s 46th president surrounded by 25,000 National Guard troops, armored vehicles and razor wire. Sean Hannity on Fox News on Aug. 14, 2017, discussing events surrounding that summer’s “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. Fox News did not …

GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — but not in public
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — but not in public

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her with a fist bump. Asked about the case, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said, “Let me just say, I don’t think they have a strong case.” And when White House chief …

GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — but not in public
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — but not in public

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her with a fist bump. Asked about the case, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said, “Let me just say, I don’t think they have a strong case.” And when White House chief …

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: We may be a divided nation, but we’re united in not trusting the news media
4 years, 1 month ago

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: We may be a divided nation, but we’re united in not trusting the news media

LA Times  

Tuesday’s election made clear, once again, how politically divided we are as a nation. Not only did its blatant cheerleading for President Trump severely undermine the network’s credibility as “fair and balanced,” studies have found that its viewers reject established science on issues such as climate change and are generally less informed than even people who watch no news at …

Analysis: Fox News is misleading its audience about Trump’s election chances
4 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: Fox News is misleading its audience about Trump’s election chances

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. That’s the Fox factor… Fox’s weekend narrative One of the banners during Tucker Carlson’s special Sunday hour asserted “BIG ENTHUSIASM FOR TRUMP DESPITE CONFLICTING POLLS.” Sean Hannity’s show carried the same message: “MASSIVE ENTHUSIASM FOR TRUMP.” And on Laura Ingraham’s show too: “TRUMP …

Does the media really want Donald Trump to be re-elected?
4 years, 3 months ago

Does the media really want Donald Trump to be re-elected?

The Independent  

It was back during the last election cycle when Les Moonves, then the chair of CBS News, drew back the veil. In February 2016, when Donald Trump’s loud and caustic, headline- grabbing presence in the Republican primary was still something of a novelty, he let slip something other media bosses realised, but did not say out loud. “It may not …

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