From now on, journalists should include the descriptor ("who has called for the termination of the US Constitution") whenever Trump is mentioned.
Unfortunately, there is far too much cowardice in the news media.
Too many media outlets are afraid of stating uncomfortable truths, truths that might offend the powerful or the public.
Telling the truth is not always a “neutral” act.
Journalists (and others) should still TELL THE TRUTH.
"News outlets earn their credibility not by euphemizing the truth in order to appeal to more people, but by telling the truth even when it’s difficult."
~@justintrevett
https://twitter.com/ZhiZhuWeb/status/1569184074534916096
A credible news outlet that loses credibility, loses money.
Yes, bad outlets make money, but a credible news outlet will not appeal to the bad outlet's followers, so it needs to remain credible to keep its own followers and its own profits.
“"Refraining from calling out egregious lies for fear that doing so will offend the liars’ constituencies is a form of cowardice that emboldens the liar and ill-serves the rest of us." ~@justintrevett #journalism https://t.co/ggoTpW4erb”
Admittedly, some news media do not seem to understand this concept.
We'll have to wait and see what happens to credible news orgs who deliberately destroy their own credibility in an attempt to attract followers from bad news media outlets.
I'm betting they lose far more followers than they gain.
Indeed. It will be interesting (and perhaps appalling) to see what happens with CNN's embrace of extreme "both-sidesing"
Sherrilyn Ifill
Zhi Zhu
ThePsyOfLife