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To imply that there hasn't been some kind of serious inflection point with the current administration is to be disingenuous. That being said, I agree wholehear
by V_Terranova_Jr 7y ago
To imply that there hasn't been some kind of serious inflection point with the current administration is to be disingenuous. That being said, I agree wholeheartedly with holding all administrations to equal account. But that doesn't in any way mean, grossly speaking, we should immediately cry bias if the amount of "negative" reporting isn't equal across administrations.
>> Since CBP is the target of these stories, it makes sense that this officer - and many other targets - consider more and more journalists as simple propagandists.
What makes sense is that they may be having an emotional reaction to feeling like they're being criticized or accused. That in no way supports the leap that the press are propagandists on the whole, or that they are specifically if they work for a critical publication. Even worse to not keep these very personal feelings out of doing your professional duties. I do work for the DoD, and strive to keep my political views out of my job performance and interactions with others in the USG, including valued colleagues that happen to support Trump. This episode reflects poorly on the United States, period.
- caseysoftware 7y agoYou are correct that there was an inflection point: The Press started doing their jobs again. Further, you don't have to have that many of the press are propagandists. You just need to experience Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect a few times and realize notice that 100% of the coverage is negative towards you, your work, your colleagues, and you get the above reaction. Not good, not acceptable in a professional context, but makes sense. Former DOJ/FBI here, wife was a Capital Hill reporter attached to the White House in 2 administrations.