#Excessive media criticism is only making the media worse

#Excessive media criticism is only making the media worse

Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s “Manufacturing Consent,” published in 1988, offered a bracing critique of the American mass media. Herman and Chomsky disputed the cherished self-image of the New York Times and other high-prestige media outlets. To them, these newspapers, magazines and television shows were not brave, independent truth tellers — they were propagandists for the…

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#Liberal media shamelessly play politics over House GOP’s Biden investigations

#Liberal media shamelessly play politics over House GOP’s Biden investigations

“Liberal media shamelessly play politics over House GOP’s Biden investigations” House Republicans haven’t even launched their investigations yet, but the drive to delegitimize them is already underway. “Sounds personal,” sniffed NBC’s Chuck Todd; “to reward hardliners,” misreports Axios. Utter nonsense: It’s Congress’ duty to look into apparent corruption involving a sitting president and into executive-branch…

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#Here are the real takeaways from The Twitter Files

#Here are the real takeaways from The Twitter Files

“Here are the real takeaways from The Twitter Files” Hand it to ex-President Donald Trump to present exactly the wrong takeaway to The Twitter Files: “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he posted Friday night. No, it…

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#New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on ‘truth’

#New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on ‘truth’

“New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on ‘truth’” CNN’s new boss kicked off his first day on the job by telling employees he wants to focus the network’s reporting on news and “truth” amid criticism over the scandal-scarred network’s heavy emphasis on opinion-based shows. Chris Licht — who officially replaced CNN’s disgraced boss Jeff…

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