Joe Cooper
2016-11-25 15:24:06 UTC
Every media outlet is going to have a point of view. That's pretty
unavoidable. But when a media organization directly collaborates with a
political campaign, that crosses the line.
We learned from WikiLeaks that several media outlets were in direct
collaboration with the DNC and/or the Clinton campaign. That's why talk
show host Sean Hannity is suggesting that Donald Trump deny White House
press passes to these organizations.
On his radio show on Tuesday, Hannity bashed several major media outlets.
"Maybe Donald Trump should rethink how he deals with media," he said.
"Why should CNN have a seat in the White House press room? Why should NBC
have a seat there? Why should The New York Times have a seat there, or
Politico?
"Until members of the media come clean about colluding with the Clinton
campaign and admit that they knowingly broke every ethical standard they
are supposed to uphold, they should not have the privilege, they should
not have the responsibility of covering the president on behalf of you,
the American people," he said.
[/Hannity]
This is not a First Amendment issue. Media outlets can say what they
like. But there is no constitutional right to have a press pass to the
White House. The White House press corps helps set the agenda, either
with questions to reinforce talking points (for a Democratic president)
or accusatory questions meant to put a (Republican) president on the
defensive.
We learned from WikiLeaks that Politico reporter Glenn Thrush sent
articles to the Hillary Clinton campaign for her approval before they
were published. CNN asked the DNC for (presumably hostile) questions to
ask Donald Trump during an interview. WikiLeaks also showed that the New
York Times sent an interview transcript to the Clinton campaign for their
approval and worked collaboratively with them on article topics.
These media outlets will never be fair to Donald Trump. Why should they
get a press pass? I think that until they fire the people involved, they
should be denied. Right now the liberal media think there are no
consequences for their rampant bias. This would show them that there are
consequences. Once dropped from the White House pool, they would feel
the sting of irrelevance. It would also be a good lesson for other media
outlets who get talking points from the Democrats.
Alternatively, Trump could give them press passes but only on the same
terms as they gave the Democrats. That means these outlets would have to
agree to let him vet their articles about him before publication, just as
they did with the Democrats. They would have to consult with the Trump
White house for aggressive questions to ask their Democratic
interviewees, and so on.
Can you imagine the reaction of Politico, CNN, and the New York Times
when they are told they are kicked out of the press pool and cannot
return until they give Trump the same benefits they have been giving
Democrats?
Source: http://bit.ly/2gtZyYK
unavoidable. But when a media organization directly collaborates with a
political campaign, that crosses the line.
We learned from WikiLeaks that several media outlets were in direct
collaboration with the DNC and/or the Clinton campaign. That's why talk
show host Sean Hannity is suggesting that Donald Trump deny White House
press passes to these organizations.
On his radio show on Tuesday, Hannity bashed several major media outlets.
"Maybe Donald Trump should rethink how he deals with media," he said.
"Why should CNN have a seat in the White House press room? Why should NBC
have a seat there? Why should The New York Times have a seat there, or
Politico?
"Until members of the media come clean about colluding with the Clinton
campaign and admit that they knowingly broke every ethical standard they
are supposed to uphold, they should not have the privilege, they should
not have the responsibility of covering the president on behalf of you,
the American people," he said.
[/Hannity]
This is not a First Amendment issue. Media outlets can say what they
like. But there is no constitutional right to have a press pass to the
White House. The White House press corps helps set the agenda, either
with questions to reinforce talking points (for a Democratic president)
or accusatory questions meant to put a (Republican) president on the
defensive.
We learned from WikiLeaks that Politico reporter Glenn Thrush sent
articles to the Hillary Clinton campaign for her approval before they
were published. CNN asked the DNC for (presumably hostile) questions to
ask Donald Trump during an interview. WikiLeaks also showed that the New
York Times sent an interview transcript to the Clinton campaign for their
approval and worked collaboratively with them on article topics.
These media outlets will never be fair to Donald Trump. Why should they
get a press pass? I think that until they fire the people involved, they
should be denied. Right now the liberal media think there are no
consequences for their rampant bias. This would show them that there are
consequences. Once dropped from the White House pool, they would feel
the sting of irrelevance. It would also be a good lesson for other media
outlets who get talking points from the Democrats.
Alternatively, Trump could give them press passes but only on the same
terms as they gave the Democrats. That means these outlets would have to
agree to let him vet their articles about him before publication, just as
they did with the Democrats. They would have to consult with the Trump
White house for aggressive questions to ask their Democratic
interviewees, and so on.
Can you imagine the reaction of Politico, CNN, and the New York Times
when they are told they are kicked out of the press pool and cannot
return until they give Trump the same benefits they have been giving
Democrats?
Source: http://bit.ly/2gtZyYK
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“Don't let Democrats get away with pretending to care about blacks while
they fight tooth and nail against any policy that would give blacks a
chance to earn their share of the American Dream." (Tom Trinko)
