The media is much more concerned about David Chipman's feelings than they are about whether or not he tried to ruin a black ATF agent's career over racial animus. Pretty remarkable to watch every major outlet just pretend those allegations never happened. thereload.com/black-atf-agen…
Sure seems like most members of the media simply don't care if these allegations are true or not. DOJ has confirmed parts of the black agent's story. They won't release the investigation Chipman initiated, though.
Is anyone even wiling to pretend this is how coverage would've unfolded if Chipman was a Trump or Bush nominee? It's laughable.
Read the fawning New York Times piece on Chipman and watch the question during today's White House press briefing. They just recycle the same narrative the gun-control groups put out after his nomination was pulled weeks ago: he is the victim of a smear campaign by the gun lobby.
They focus almost entirely on Chipman being falsely IDed in a picture from Waco, something that had literally zero baring on his confirmation. They claim only NSSF had an issue with him and completely ignore concerns raised by current and former ATF agents.
Mr. Chipman hasn't even denied the allegations against him. He hasn't responded to requests for comment on it at all. But he hasn't really needed to because nobody in major media seems to care whether he tried to ruin a black ATF agent's career due to racial animus.
I continue to believe in engaging with major media outlets to improve their reporting on guns in America. I will continue to do so. But this shows the necessity of independent outlets like The Reload. It's hard to imagine this story ever seeing the light of day without that.
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