Watching this Trump presser, it's amazing to me the quality of the "gotcha questions." Many just aren't good. "You said X 5-6 months ago" - well no kidding, nearly everyone did, and more information came out. Nearly everyone was wrong on predictions in Feb/March.
I'm glad I'm out of the market on specific media critiques. It's very time consuming, and is an endless endeavor, with literally no payout beyond the gratification of showing others. That said, I've never seen it as bad as it is now. The polarization of the media is insane.
That said, the professionals who track the mainstream press today are - in my view - perhaps the most important people to follow in the politics space. They don't just cover the politicians, they cover the press. I'm glad they get paid to do so.
That said, what I'm seeing in this presser is basic, almost juvenile. It's like the national political press has gone through a devolution since I last seriously monitored them, before and during W's admin. Ben Rhodes, I think, was on to something. The bar was lowered for them.
Just as reporters (and anchors) spend all their time editorializing on air and in print, for their news outlet of choice - they do the same thing in these pressers. It's not just leading questions, they're clearly all tilted in the same manner, leaning the same direction.
That's not new, but it's soooo severe. It's beyond noticeable. It's obnoxious. These are, for the most part, political party reporters. And it's _everywhere_. This one's a D. This one's an R. It's stacked, probably 9 out of 10 are D, but very few (if any) are neutral.
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