@NYTLiz One problem with mainstream journalists is their stubborn unwillingness to admit that Breitbart is not a legitimate news source and therefore undeserving of the privileges of being treated with anything but contempt.
@NYTLiz Elite journalists have a circle-the-wagons mentality when it comes to protecting freedom of the press. When the media is attacked by government, that is appropriate. But it leaves the media vulnerable to corruption from within by faux media that is just propaganda.
@NYTLiz Journalists know perfectly well that rich people often buy media outlets or set up their own for the sole purpose of blocking inquiries into their own misbehavior, personal ambition, propaganda etc. But these fake media still offer jobs that reporters need. So, no criticism.
@NYTLiz Also, if they start down the road of effectively banning bullshit media operations like Breitbart then it leads them directly to Fox, which is simply a bigger and more sophisticated version of it. That's a line no mainstream media reporter will cross. Raises too many questions.
@NYTLiz Questions about the fundamental nature of the media itself, such as whether a profit-making media company can ever be objective, about the wall between advertising and news, between opinion and reporting, about arrangements between reporters and sources, etc.
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