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https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1557313361762828295When the archaic Both Sides model of journalism is applied to a political system in which one party is fascist and spreading misinformation as a strategy then the very practice of that type of journalism itself is an endorsement of that misinformation rather than a block on it
https://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1531855317159526401If your article quotes Ted Cruz without noting that Ted Cruz lied and continues to lie about the 2020 election then is it journalism or is it the top story in the Ted Cruz Newsletter Presented By Ted Cruz
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1529523791595982852journalists go to press conferences wondering “what will the newsiest thing be” and if someone with a Title Before Their Name interrupts it then their squirrel brain will go “wow that’s the lede!” and they spell “lead” like that even in their head because they think it’s so cool
https://twitter.com/maxwelltani/status/1523486901960798209Calling a white nationalist who spread misinformation to millions of people and tried to execute public officials to overthrow the government a “protester” is objectively a lie, but because Republicans run news networks this is not just accepted but heavily encouraged
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1409164214892105732
https://twitter.com/mattnegrin/status/1508046232740151298
https://twitter.com/cbsnews/status/1508776474198818824“You’re the guy to ask about this” - a news network that has fully abandoned the pretense that it is objective
https://twitter.com/mattnegrin/status/1505590013500833803
https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1505182365664133120We live in a constant state of right-wing propaganda because modern American journalism exists to embolden autocrats and fascism in almost every form
https://twitter.com/mattnegrin/status/1500820052454559753
https://twitter.com/jenhab/status/1501599494172991498“January 6th never happened” is the position of every reporter who quotes Kevin McCarthy without mentioning his leading role in the largest misinformation campaign in modern U.S. history
https://twitter.com/MZanona/status/1498419819061858311I hold powerful people accountable, that’s why every night I put my head in the microwave to melt the part of my brain that retains memories so the next morning I can ask Kevin McCarthy if he has any thoughts on the news of the day that I can relay to the public for him
https://twitter.com/MattNegrin/status/1439615491174141965
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1494671565530841091The entirety of this obituary is below. According to the @washingtonpost the only thing you need to know about what he did in Congress is that he “served on the Agriculture and Small Business Committees.”
https://twitter.com/npr/status/1494265649459347461From the very beginning our media elevated this campaign. When Trump and Kayleigh McEnany said covid was a hoax, the flu, or that masks don’t work, the media aired their misinformation briefings live, every day. @jonkarl even congratulated McEnany and said “welcome to the podium”