{"id":428772,"date":"2022-04-08T22:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T19:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brian-stelter-confronted-by-college-student-over-cnns-reporting-record\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T22:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T19:37:24","slug":"brian-stelter-confronted-by-college-student-over-cnns-reporting-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brian-stelter-confronted-by-college-student-over-cnns-reporting-record\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brian Stelter confronted by college student over CNN&#8217;s reporting record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2545345b01a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> reporter Brian Stelter looked uncomfortable during a conference on disinformation when a college freshman grilled him over his network\u2019s record in promoting false claims.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Phillips, a first-year student at the University of Chicago, confronted Stelter, who was invited to speak about the phenomenon of \u201cfake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\u201d at a seminar titled \u201cDisinformation and the Erosion of Democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, who is a reporter for the libertarian-leaning newspaper the Chicago Thinker, took to the microphone and reminded Stelter of CNN\u2019s reporting errors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey push the Russian collusion hoax, they push the Jussie Smollett hoax, they smear Justice [Brett] Kavanaugh as a rapist, and they also smeared Nick Sandmann as a white supremacist,\u201d Phillips told Stelter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yes, they dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop affair as pure Russian disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cWith mainstream corporate journalists becoming little more than apologists and cheerleaders for the [Biden] regime, is it time to finally declare that the canon of journalistic ethics is dead or no longer operative?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sandmann-reuters-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In 2020, CNN settled a defamation suit with Nick Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student who sued the network over its coverage of his encounter with a Native American activist in Washington, DC the year before.\" class=\"wp-image-21833641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sandmann-reuters-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sandmann-reuters-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sandmann-reuters-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In 2020, CNN settled a defamation suit with Nick Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student who sued the network over its coverage of his encounter with a Native American activist in Washington, DC.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Phillips then added: \u00a0\u201cAll the mistakes of the mainstream media and CNN, in particular, seem to magically all go in one direction. Are we expected to believe that this is all just some sort of random coincidence or is there something else behind it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video of the encounter went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Stelter <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared eager to dodge the question, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s time for lunch.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He then told Phillips that he would approach him later in person to address his question.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a clock that says 30 seconds, but I think my honest answer to you, and I will come over and talk in more detail after this \u2026 I understand that that is a popular right-wing narrative about CNN,\u201d Stelter said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important, when talking about shared reality and democracy, all these networks, all these news outlets have to defend democracy. And when they screw up, admit it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stelter then noted how CNN assisted Fox News personnel when its reporters and cameraman came under fire in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was an example of how rival news organizations \u201cwork together,\u201d which was something \u201cwe don\u2019t talk about enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/brett-kavanaugh-ap.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"CNN has also been criticized for reporting false claims and allegations made against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.\" class=\"wp-image-21833640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/brett-kavanaugh-ap.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/brett-kavanaugh-ap.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/brett-kavanaugh-ap.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN has also been criticized for reporting allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stelter then defended his network against accusations that it was operating as a propaganda arm of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd with regards to the regime, I think you mean President Biden? The last time I spoke with a Biden aide, we yelled at each other,\u201d the host of CNN\u2019s \u201cReliable Sources\u201d said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that\u2019s the reality of the news business, that people don\u2019t see, that people don\u2019t hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jussie-smollett-getty01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"CNN and other media outlets have been slammed for failing to initially scrutinize claims by actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted of fabricating tales that he was a victim of a hate crime.\" class=\"wp-image-21833644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jussie-smollett-getty01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jussie-smollett-getty01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jussie-smollett-getty01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN and other media outlets have been slammed for failing to initially scrutinize claims by actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted of fabricating tales that he was a victim of a hate crime.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stelter added: \u201cThey imagine that it\u2019s a situation that simply is not. But I think your question, it speaks to the failure of journalism to show our work and show the reality of how our profession operates.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of work to do, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up tweet, Phillips credited Stelter for coming over to speak to him on the sidelines of the seminar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am STILL wondering: if CNN is truly unbiased, WHY is every mistake they make an overstep in favor of Democrats and against Republicans??\u201d the college freshman tweeted.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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