02-27-2017, 03:50 PM
The bit below is an interesting take on the whole "war on media," but read the whole thing for more context.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/opinion/artic...55544.html
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/opinion/artic...55544.html
Quote:President Trump let slip the secret during his first news conference. Hereâs what he told shouting reporters trying to trip him:
âIâll tell you something, Iâll be honest â because I sort of enjoy this back-and-forth. And I guess I have all my life.â
As do his supporters and a good number of detractors, whoâve turned Trump appearances and his press secretaryâs news briefings into TV ratings hits on cspan.org and cable.
Enough Americans have witnessed or perceived media misinterpretations and bias to enjoy seeing its elite members handed back some guff, even crudely. And thereâs now a vibrant, imperfect social media on 24-hour online patrol.
Meanwhile, media members who blithely passed along Obamaâs serial lies about, among many things, keeping your doctor and health plan under ObamaCare, are now on Alpha Alert for Trump untruths, visibly relishing each one.
The Washington media needs to stop whining, get off their high horse and do the jobs they chose, reporting accurately what a president says now and putting it in true context to what he said last year or last night.