Replying to Avatar William Lindsey :toad:

"The New York Times has never apologized for its Clinton email coverage. Maybe it will someday. Maybe the political media writ large will eventually learn the lesson of 2016, and stop getting played by a bad-faith Republican scandal machine. Or maybe that will be the lesson of 2024. Again."

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rob pike 2y ago

nostr:npub1lzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qedjhl3 I don't think anyone really understands how to do "balanced" reporting when there is a narcissist in the story, but I agree that the press is far too cautious to maintain the appearance of balance rather than the actuality of fairness.

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William Lindsey :toad: 2y ago

nostr:npub1gv8e4r4vccsp89jfc7w782h85hf768kncprzaxlsddd4ldp6jlzsdc28kw I think the problem goes beyond the narcissism of any individual, and has a lot more to do with the press's continuing penchant for bending over backwards to accommodate Republicans and hold Democrats to different standards — with the owners and top managers of most media empires being Republican.