אסא צרניק Asa ZernikAug 31, 2023
Jay Rosen

CNN headline today:

"McCarthy starts to plot Biden impeachment strategy while GOP skeptics remain."

What the GROUNDS for impeachment might be is addressed in paragraph nine. CNN thus buries the lede of a more striking story: a vibes-based approach, where you establish first the feeling, "we wanna impeach," relegating the small matter of "impeachment for what?" to later stages.

That's news! Instead CNN frames for us another strategy story.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/politics/mccarthy-biden-impeachment-strategy/index.html

#journalism #uspol #science

Aug 28, 2023 at 10:00pmWeb
Show threadJay RosenAug 28, 2023

Note to repliers. I"m not trying to suss out what McCarthy is up to. It's pretty obvious.

My concern is with the journalists at CNN, and what they do in response to this kind of maneuver.

Do they make a strategy story from it? Is that the right frame?

Or is the news the outlandish idea of impeachment in the abstract, with evidence to come later in the process?

First the action, then the cause of action, is pretty Alice in Wonderland of them. To me that's the news.

Show threadTon ChrysopraseAug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Well, they set the stage for this dereliction of duty with all their hot takes of 'if you impeach Trump for obviously impeachable stuff, you're giving Republicans a precedent for impeaching Biden because they feel like it.' Thanks for your service in pointing that out each time! It's necessary to do that.
Show threadJBAug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu McCarthy is living proof that the GOP has successfully trivialized Congress into a PR stunt machine for America’s enfeebled media.
Show threadstretchdoggAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu I have no hope whatsoever that CNN will do the right thing.
Show threadStaid WinnowAug 29, 2023

@stretchdogg @jayrosen_nyu

I have every confidence that they will air disinformation to hurt Biden.

Show threadMickAug 29, 2023
@stretchdogg @jayrosen_nyu CNN, fux news, oan, newsmax... All gop subversive propaganda screeds owned by the rich to subvert America.
Show threadBill LambAug 29, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

I’ve been curious all day about any copy desk input on this story. Then it dawned on me: Does CNN even still have a copy desk? They’ve been among the first to go come cost-cutting time. Witness Texas Tribune recently.

Show threadJay RosenAug 29, 2023

@zachvat

I don't know.

Show threadFrida Kahless, bat'leth masterAug 30, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu @zachvat a little birdie named @brooklynmarie told me that they started laying off fact checkers in the friggin *90s* so I wouldnt be surprised if they dont even have a copy desk anymore because "cost cutting"
Show threadPeter PrincipleAug 29, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

"Reichskanzler Unveils Savvy Plan to Capitalize on Reichstag Blaze"

"Insiders impressed by his quick grasp of the political possibilities"

Show threadBruceAug 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

The grounds are whatever a majority of the House think are sufficient. I believe that "He's a dirty Democrat" is now sufficient to be a misdemeanor.

Show threadKevin HardimanAug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu a solution in search of a problem as the saying goes. Impeachment was always the plan; Hunter’s laptop is just a means to stay in the headlines, keep the base excited, raise $ - and yes continue to make the case for cart-before-horse impeachment.
Show threadSean McCabeAug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu
It'll get worse as we get closer to 2024 and they start to fear the Republicans getting routed at the polls. Democratic sweep of majorities would be such a paradigm shift it would force networks to hire journalists again.
Show threadDan Curtis JohnsonAug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu House of Reps in opposition to the Oval Office using impeachment as a way of censuring is just how it's going to be from now on, every term.
Show threadTom Bellin Aug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu McCarthy has no agenda for the House. And his only hope of keeping the lights on through this budget cycle is to distract his idiot caucus with dog-and-pony "impeachment" circus.
Show threadAlex Lubertozzi 🇺🇦Aug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu The point of impeaching Biden is to try to convince the public that all impeachments are pure political theater, thus showing that Trump’s impeachments were the same thing—political stunts committed by Democrats, in his case.
Show threadxs4me2Aug 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

This vile stupidity needs to be stopped…

Show threadJames BrittAug 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu CNN is essentially a right-wing blither org with little interest beyond clicks and eyeballs.
Show threadZhi Zhu 🕸️Aug 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

“Treating truth and lies as worthy of equal consideration makes the media complicit in MAGA deception."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/05/media-coverage-2024-republican-election-lies/

See Mastodon thread of article: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110498505332327306

#FactualNotNeutral
#Journalism #News #Media #GOP #MAGA #Lies #GOPLies #TrumpLies

6 tough topics the media must not ignore in 2024 coverage

Treating truth and lies as worthy of equal consideration makes the media complicit in MAGA deception.

The Washington Post
Show threadSloan StudioAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu This is sadly not surprising. Instead of trying to win voters, they've doubled down on racism and election lies.
Show threadJamesAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu one messed up country
Show threadSteffen ChristensenAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Not the first time this election cycle. Won't be the last.
https://mastodon.social/@Wikisteff/110967138717129444
Show threadT KennedyAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu CNN is useless. stop sending them traffic.
Show threadaethervisionAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu I think for clarity’s sake, CNN should split into 2 channels: CNN for new about cable networks because God knows THAT’S compelling and a second channel for their political reporting: EPPN - Entertainment and Political Programming Network because if they are going to cover everything like sports or a movie review, they might as well come out and say so on the box.
Show threadGrandpa DonAug 29, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu
From the article
"Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. 'Either IMPEACH the BUM, or fade into OBLIVION. THEY DID IT TO US!'"

Pretty much says it all.
Right up there with "I know you are but what am I?" And "Nanny nanny boo boo!"

Show threadrouxdoo √Aug 29, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

The harm that Trump did to our democracy is to normalize impeachment as a standard practice of the "opposition party" as a reaction to unwanted conduct. His conduct was so awful that he holds *half* of all American impeachments in his hands.

If we do not take control of our democracy the word "impeachment" is meaningless moving forward. Why didn't the framers of our government attach penalty to impeachment?

Only 3 presidents have ever been impeached:

https://www.history.com/news/how-many-presidents-impeached

How Many US Presidents Have Faced Impeachment?

While multiple presidents have faced the threat of impeachment, only three have been impeached.

HISTORY
Show threadDawnAug 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu That article uses the the same kind of approach that its subject is using: First rile em up, then tell em what you're selling.
Show threadJeffAug 29, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu vote him out.

#McCarthy #impeachment.