It's beyond comprehension that, less than two weeks after a blockbuster Washington Post report -- which strongly suggests Trump took a $10 million bribe from a foreign government during the 2016 election -- other Big Journalism organizations have made clear their indifference, by not following up.
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I'm asked: What should they do about it?
Answer: Journalism orgs should collaborate -- investing major resources -- on investigating all of this in depth.
I first heard about this story from elsewhere, not the Washington Post. Have seen it run in lots of other places since. It's getting wall to wall shares on TikTok.
The feature of the story all these years later is that Bill Barr shut down the investigations. Without cooperation from Egypt or congress the two people who know the most are out of reach.
What do you think should happen from here?
I'll say it again & again...
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@dangillmor I am not swinging for these people or playing devil advocate. But there could be legit reasons. A suggestion is not the same as proof. Without receipts, they may be unwilling to get in the muck with the pigs. That said, news orgs run cover, but I think a story with all the good parts attached makes a better play.
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Real journalism is here. It is not the MSM beholden to money.
motivation for ointment application approaches null as it ceases to relieve the targeted condition.
that status has little likelihood for changing in the absence of a worsening of the rash.
Part of my frustration with big journalist outlets is they are traditionalists. They go to college, get told what to do, and have trouble deviating from what they're told.
The really good ones soon find that they can't keep their voice authentic while remaining where they are indefinitely.
especially as it was a foreign power that we had restricted from accessing humanitarian aid. trump should've been prosecuted but of course he had the AG in his back pocket. "the law and order" Republicans. what a laff.
@dangillmor Journalism orgs exist to sell stories, not to uncover the truth. Once upon a time the two were roughly the same thing. Not anymore. Most people prefer their truth, spiced to their personal biases. And everyone prefers news for free.
I am sure that most major news sources studied the cost-benefit of pursuing this story. It is not a matter of indifference. It is a matter of in-business.
@dangillmor What’s in it for them? Everyone knows trump is corrupt. That’s not a story. They aren’t law enforcement. They won’t gain anything, but if trump wins the election, they stand to lose a lot.
News orgs are not paragons and defenders of virtue. And while we’re on the subject, the New York Times is not the arbiter of truth. They wouldn’t have nearly so much reach and influence if y’all would simply stop repeating their lies and reacting so reliably to it. Just sayin.
Sure, there are journalists who want to investigate and do their work seeking the truth. The problem is with the puplishers and media houses.
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