Saturday, June 3, 2017

President Held to Higher Journalistic Standards?

Before the news of the London terror attack was confirmed, President Trump retweeted a headline from the Drudge Report about a van mowing down 20 people.  NBC was quick to point out that the news was unconfirmed.  Russia collusions anyone?  That still hasn't been confirmed but has nonetheless been front page news for months.  How many unconfirmed stories - often provided by anonymous sources via leaks - have been reported and then proved false?  Trump has a rocky relationship with facts and truth but the news media are no better.  It would be nice if the media practiced the standard that they are demanding of Trump.

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