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Jan 5, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
#HowLiarsWin – a thread about @AriMelber’s @MSNBC interview with @PeterNavarro. I’m an Ari fan. I admire the diligence and prep that clearly went into this. He has been rightly praised for holding Navarro’s feet to the fire, eliciting a “quiet part out loud” coup confession 1/11 But in the spirit of a discussion of #journalism, I believe this was – as live interviews with liars almost invariably are – a failure, and a disservice to the public. So let’s - as Warner Wolf used to say – go to the videotape: 2/11
Jan 4, 2022 4 tweets 4 min read
Hey “news” networks- don’t know if you noticed but there is actual NEWS HAPPENING! #Theranos verdict is in. But @MSNBC @FoxNews @CNBC @CNN all sticking to Trump/weather/CoFires/Trump/Biden. Hello?? #cablenews economics at play? PrimeTime shows replay 3 hours later on the west coast. If they cover breaking news as actual breaking news, shows may need to be redone or updated.
Apr 1, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
Why why WHY do the networks keep falling for this??? The “coronavirus briefing” starts with a commercial for @realDonaldTrump delivered by defense secretary and now the military brass. ⁦#baitandswitch @CBSNews⁩ ⁦@MSNBC⁩ ⁦@CNN⁩ this is on you. ⁦@CJR Pro tip for #networks: if Fauci and Birx are not in the room you are not going to learn anything about #coronavirus response.