Jake Tapper gives a quick lesson in media ethics

Jake Tapper chastised certain unnamed media organizations tonight for the way they handle press inquiries from certain unnamed unfriendly reporters:

Media organizations that feed rival Reporter B answers to questions from unfriendly Reporter A are acting like political campaigns. Unseemly

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 7, 2015

None of us think it's ethical when campaigns do that — cut it out. Unacceptable.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 7, 2015

We have no idea which media organizations Tapper is talking about, of course, but it sure does sound a lot like the way the Washington Free Beacon has been treated of late in both the NYT piece on Rubio’s tickets and on the ABC–George Stephanopoulos–Clinton Foundation donations story:

What’s wrong? Chicken? Why did NYT turn to Politico when Free Beacon asked about Rubio story?

Slimy: Did ABC leak the Stephanopoulos story to Politico so the Free Beacon wouldn’t get the scoop?

Tapper’s readers seem to agree:

I agree that NYT needs to start responding to Free Beacon’s questions instead of running to Politico to answer them. https://t.co/We1Pg3DNA5

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) June 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/607690928791404544

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@NathanWurtzel Dont forget @GStephanopoulos either… https://t.co/qjk1mKWSjj

— Small Gov Lizard (@smallgovlizard) June 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/CHBilhorn/status/607689130085109760

https://twitter.com/capdc/status/607694742000934912

@jaketapper Also doesn't look good that news organization of Rival reporter B gladly runs with it

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/607694195189555200

Now, let’s see if these media organizations take the advice.

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