This post comes to you from the “Heal Thyself” department. This morning, Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” opened the show with a segment on how the press should cover the growing ranks of Democratic presidential wannabes. He began the discussion by asking, “Are we giving this the attention it deserves considering the number … Read more
The ongoing case of Trump v. BuzzFeed v. Mueller v. Cohen over the last 48 hours provides just one more example which proves one of the basic principles of not just journalism, but almost every profession. It is more important to understand WHY than WHO, WHAT, WHERE and WHEN. To recap. Thursday night BuzzFeed reported it had … Read more
The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. ~Edward R. Murrow I know, this may be the fifth or sixth time I have opened a post with this quote. But there is a reason. It is the only thing which explains how an obvious fact can so easily be ignored or … Read more
Some readers may recall a February 15, 2017 post titled, “The Old Switcheroo,” in which I chronicled the role NBC played in positioning Donald Trump’s run for president. From the “Too Little, Too Late,” department, many news outlets have devoted their reporting during this final week of 2018 on the unhinged behavior of the oval … Read more
NOTE: I drafted this post at 2:00 p.m. yesterday, immediately following the initial reports out of the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. This morning many of the sentiments expressed below were raised by legal analysts, especially Joyce Vance, former federal district attorney in Alabama, and Chuck Rosenberg, former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. … Read more