This is a good mini-thread from CNN’s Jake Tapper dinging the MSM for its collective coverage of sexual predators in their midst:
Thread: i don’t think news media should pat ourselves too hard on the back for ridding our newsrooms of high profile sexual predators. With few exceptions (@NPR most notably) the reporting that felled the accused was by different outlets. Big scoops in our midsts — ignored. 1/
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 5, 2017
2/ NYT reported on O’Reilly — not Fox. @gabrielsherman and @GretchenCarlson brought down Ailes — not Fox. WaPo reported on Charlie Rose — not CBS. CNN’s @oliverdarcy reported on Halperin — not NBC or ABC. NYT and Variety were working on pieces about Lauer before NBC took action.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 5, 2017
3/ that there has been a “reckoning” (copyright @NorahODonnell) in our industry perhaps more so than any other is great. But most of the offenders were fired only after rival outlets reported on them. #realkeeping
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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 5, 2017
And actually, it was the Washington Post that first exposed NPR:
It was @washingtonpost that broke @NPR story. But one thing @NPR did was interview CEO. @WNYC is currently interviewing their CEO on air. Other news orgs should do the same – audience deserves it.
— Madhulika Sikka (@madhulikasikka) December 5, 2017
Which actually helps Tapper’s argument:
I stand corrected — am told WaPo originally broke first NPR story. which proves my point even further! but kudos to NPR for covering it as thoroughly as they have — https://t.co/bIq2JpXcyH
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 5, 2017
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Bonus — It was Vox that outed the NYT’s Glenn Thrush:
This is a good point and shows reporters can't be too sanctimonious about this stuff. Also @voxdotcom broke Thrush. https://t.co/XFSXfJOqZ6
— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) December 5, 2017
In summary, “scoops” are great — just someplace else:
"Big scoops in our midsts — ignored." https://t.co/ulbbeQzpyn
— Scott Nover (@ScottNover) December 5, 2017
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