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Mediaite: The Media vs. Trump: Cutting Through the Rhetoric

2017

Overview

[...]45 percent said they trust the administration to \"tell the truth,\" while 42 percent who said the same for reporters covering the White House. [...]don't just take my word for it, as Gallup concluded in a 2015 report: \"Since 2007, the majority of Americans have had little or no trust in the mass media.\" [...]Trump didn't invent the idea that the media hold a deep bias -- and many journalists' reactions to his candidacy and election victory have unfortunately played right into his hand. While the media absolutely must defend their First Amendment right to cover the Trump administration and should surely remain committed to that cause, journalists also need to explore the progressive privilege that has reigned in their industry, and should strive to better understand conservative culture if they wish to equal the informational playing field. [...]neither Newstex nor its re-distributors make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained therein or linked to from such content, nor do they take responsibility for any aspect of such content. [...]no warranties or other guarantees are offered as to the quality of the opinions, commentary or anything else appearing in such Newstex Authoritative...

• Publisher: Newstex
• Subject: Bias / Fault lines / First Amendment-US / Freedom of speech / Journalism / Journalists / Mass media / News media / Presidents / Rhetoric / Social networks / Trump, Donald J