I think about this story a lot when thinking about the forced naivete and credulousness of the Beltway media. Covering the Biden administration was boring for them. They were excited to get Trump back.
"I think it’s important for people to understand the context, that we’re coming out of four years of Biden and things haven’t been great,” one White House print reporter told CJR. “There’ve been fewer eyeballs on the press briefings and less attention than under Trump, so people just don’t understand some of the very frustrating things that we’ve dealt with and that we hope are going to be rolled back.”
The White House Stenography Corps just didn't have enough shiny objects dangled before them during Biden's term. Now, it's shiny objects 24/7, a firehose of lies that they can repeat to a credulous audience.
"forced naivete and credulousness" is a great way to put it. Are they really this stupid or just pretending? I suppose for the victims it doesn't really matter.
Thanks Parker. It’s incredibly frustrating that legacy media worked overdrive to ignore what was right in front of them. They’re stunned that a documented liar lied to them.
This is so excellent! It should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand why we’re in this mess and to realize that journalism isn’t always “fair and balanced reporting.” Doing background research is essential if we want the truth! Thanks for writing this wonderfully informative piece.
I still see headlines that start with "Trump says..." or "Krisit Noem says..." so the lie gets the headline, the proof that it is a lie is buried in the story. They're just never gonna learn, are they?
I think about this story a lot when thinking about the forced naivete and credulousness of the Beltway media. Covering the Biden administration was boring for them. They were excited to get Trump back.
"I think it’s important for people to understand the context, that we’re coming out of four years of Biden and things haven’t been great,” one White House print reporter told CJR. “There’ve been fewer eyeballs on the press briefings and less attention than under Trump, so people just don’t understand some of the very frustrating things that we’ve dealt with and that we hope are going to be rolled back.”
https://www.cjr.org/political_press/white-house-press-corps-gears-up-second-trump-term-lahut.php
The White House Stenography Corps just didn't have enough shiny objects dangled before them during Biden's term. Now, it's shiny objects 24/7, a firehose of lies that they can repeat to a credulous audience.
"forced naivete and credulousness" is a great way to put it. Are they really this stupid or just pretending? I suppose for the victims it doesn't really matter.
Thanks Parker. It’s incredibly frustrating that legacy media worked overdrive to ignore what was right in front of them. They’re stunned that a documented liar lied to them.
This is so excellent! It should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand why we’re in this mess and to realize that journalism isn’t always “fair and balanced reporting.” Doing background research is essential if we want the truth! Thanks for writing this wonderfully informative piece.
OMG; I feel like I’m smoking crack every time I hear somebody say they “had no idea it could get this bad”.
Big Media is a pillar of the corporate sector. They will always err on the side of defending the status quo, because they are owned by the 1%.
I still see headlines that start with "Trump says..." or "Krisit Noem says..." so the lie gets the headline, the proof that it is a lie is buried in the story. They're just never gonna learn, are they?
I know you have issues with The Bulwark, but they have been on top of this for a long time.