Among the many revelations in the #Jan6 report, one sentence stuck out to us because of how much #media criticism we publish.

Trump lawyer, while instructing and possibly tampering with Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, tells her "don't worry" that New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman will report anything negative because "Maggie's friendly to us. We'll be fine."

This piece from @parkermolloy for us speaks to the absolute scourge of access #journalism

https://www.damemagazine.com/2022/11/03/access-journalism-is-a-fools-errand/

Access Journalism Is a Fool’s Errand | Dame Magazine

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@damemagazine @parkermolloy I used to adulate Scotty Reston. Now I understand he (unwittingly?) sabotaged journalism.
@msbellows @parkermolloy He certainly may have been an early model for what we see today when certain beltway reporters get a little too chummy...