Jay RosenDec 3, 2022

Politico put it this way:

"The former president and the person that polls show is still the most likely GOP presidential nominee in 2024, today on Truth Social called for the suspension of the Constitution."

This poses a problem for journalists who would cover the 2024 election. By what logic can that coverage proceed?

Neutrality makes sense only within a constitutional order that his candidacy is trying to upend. "Just report the news" pretends this will be a normal campaign.

#journalism

Show threadEmma Builds 🚀Dec 3, 2022

@jayrosen_nyu

Didn't a CBS executive come out and say the mainstream press wanted him to win in 2016 because it be great for viewership and revenues?

Show threadKeegieDec 4, 2022
@emmah @jayrosen_nyu
Les Moonves, who headed CBS in 2016, said having DJT in the election might be bad for the country, but that it was great for their ad revenue. Didn’t express the desire that he would win, iir, but still pretty gross.
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@Keegie @jayrosen_nyu

Moonves is a racist and a serial sexual harasser, so I'm sure he was rooting for Trump.

Dec 4, 2022 at 9:47amWeb