The truth about Trump’s worrisome war on media

[kindy64]

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

President Trump let slip the secret during his first news conference. Here’s what he told shouting reporters trying to trip him:

“I’ll tell you something, I’ll be honest — because I sort of enjoy this back-and-forth. And I guess I have all my life.”

As do his supporters and a good number of detractors, who’ve turned Trump appearances and his press secretary’s 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 there’s now a vibrant, imperfect social media on 24-hour online patrol.

Meanwhile, media members who blithely passed along Obama’s 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.

[LJay]

Heere's a bit of context, [MENTION=22879]kindy64[/MENTION]. Sorry I can't condense it, but it is quite a story.

http://www.today.com/news/george-w-bush-...picks=true

[LJay]

[MENTION=22879]kindy64[/MENTION], so very sorry that I copied the wrong link. Here is the one I meant to send, Though W's remarks are germane.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/201...gel-farage

[Pix]

I hold all media suspect, especially as the internet has apparently caused a return of the days of pandering and yellow journalism (in digital form).

But I hold FOX News, Brietbart, Daily Mail, and similar sources even worse than many alternatives.

And just because I'm extremely cynical of the media doesn't mean I therefore trust Trump or his side of the story.

[kindy64]

[MENTION=22879]kindy64[/MENTION], so very sorry that I copied the wrong link. Here is the one I meant to send, Though W's remarks are germane.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/201...gel-farage

And so it goes... add to your list Soros, Ford Foundation, Tides Foundation... and see where that money leads to.

MRC was the counter to Media Matters. So, both sides are using the internet to counter the other.