Sunday, January 30, 2022

Games Journalists Play - by Tom Knighton

Games Journalists Play - by Tom Knighton
"...like this stunt pulled by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow:Redfern is the (republican) press secretary for the Florida Department of Health.
Now, it’s possible that while they reached out to comment at the last minute for some reason, he’s not wrong that it’s often an attempt to honestly say you asked for a comment without actually having to get a comment.
And based on the way Maddow framed his response on her show—in a manner made to look particularly flippant but also to hide the games her staff played—I’d be very surprised if that’s the case.
...Yet what Maddow forgets is that if this were done by email, then Redfern has a copy as well. 
Only a fool would think he wouldn’t release it.
...Meanwhile, people like Maddow and her buddies and MSNBC and CNN seriously wonder why the American public doesn’t trust the media anymore. 
They’re shocked and appalled not to be held in the highest esteem.
But why would anyone hold them as such?...Read all!

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