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They switch away when he begins spouting unmitigated lies, which is a responsible form of journalism.
by evanb 6y ago
They switch away when he begins spouting unmitigated lies, which is a responsible form of journalism.
- ars 6y agoDo they? When he spouted the nonsense about "disinfectants" they didn't switch away - they made it front page news for days. Be consistent, either refuse the cover the lies, or cover all of them. Don't just cover the lies that make you look good. Or more accurately: Don't just cover the lies that get lots of outrage (AKA views), without getting "too much" outrage of course, because that gets people killed.
- evanb 6y agoYes, they do. While it took years, the falsehoods he spread during the pandemic and during the run-up to the election convinced many newsmedia outlets to cut him off. In other words, they learned. Consistency is not to be desired above all else---it is healthy to change one's mind and behavior when presented with new evidence or circumstances, which is what those outlets did.