Lawrence O'Donnell calls out reporters and news channels for giving Trump preferential treatment
Lawrence O'Donnell calls out reporters and news channels for giving Trump preferential treatment
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O’Donnell ripped cable news networks for carrying the event live and called it “2016 all over again,” adding that outlets are making the “same mistakes” with their reporting as they did while covering Trump that election cycle.
He also criticized reporters for not asking follow-up questions and knocked networks for fact-checking only after Trump finished speaking.
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O’Donnell also knocked networks for not covering Vice President Kamala Harris’ Michigan speech live after the Trump presser, noting that his network was doing Olympics coverage before bringing viewers the last few minutes of her remarks.
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When you realize that almost all major networks are owned by or run by republicans, you'll understand why we're in the situation we're in.
Republicans yes. But more importantly wealthy oligarchs. They have no real party alignment.
They worship money just the same as the GOP and their friends and only alight with the left when they can market it -- see pride month.
That's just it though. Many in the GOP don't. They only view brown people as less deserving of it. And are often bigoted racist single issue voters who vote in ways to hurt themselves as long as minorities are hurt more. The ones who worship wealth aren't even a majority. They are just outspoken.
Not only that, but since the fall of print journalism the amount of actual journalists has shrunken to the point where any new hires are just a byproduct of nepotism.
Want to work as a journalist at NPR? Well, you better have an ivy league education, be able to afford to do a 2 year internship, and it would help if your parents worked here or are significant donors.
https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/
6 guys running almost everything people consume