Yesterday we asked if CNN’s media reporter Brian Stelter was going to cover the troubling allegations in that Vanity Fair piece on Michale Avenatti that suggested reporters have been hiding his bad behavior from the public while at the same time giving him loads of airtime and ink to spew his BS.
So, did Stelter step up and cover it?
Has Brian Stelter addressed the Avenatti situation yet or is that not on Media Janitor's radar?
— neontaster (@neontaster) May 23, 2019
The answer is nope. Avenatti didn’t even make Stelter’s newsletter last night, but he did write about celebrity f***ing holograms:
After over a hundred appearances on his network, and calling him a serious presidential candidate, and reports of bullying production staff members, and oh yeah, more indictments, there are exactly zero mentions of Avenatti in the @brianstelter newsletter. This made it in tho: pic.twitter.com/jAunv3PPgd
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 23, 2019
Come on, Brian. We want to hear what you have to say!
On March 31, Stelter quote-tweeted a thread where Avenatti spoke to another reporter after making bail.
On March 25, Stelter defended not covering Avenatti because he was busy doing an Apple event.
The last time Stelter tweeted directly about Avenatti was November 15, 2018.
— neontaster (@neontaster) May 23, 2019
Or maybe it’s just too embarrassing when one of his reliable sources goes bad like this:
CNN's Brian Stelter last year on Michael Avenatti running for president: "And looking ahead to 2020, one reason I’m taking you seriously as a contender is because of your presence on cable news.” pic.twitter.com/2Wn2bX17kx
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 22, 2019
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Related:
‘This aged quite swimmingly’: Here’s Brian Stelter’s take on Michael Avenatti one year ago https://t.co/IhzX8PNoLM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 22, 2019
‘So pathetic’: Resistance Media fawning over Michael Avenatti has NOT aged well (roll tape!) https://t.co/5cmC0nvzK7
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 22, 2019
‘He’s out there saving the country’: Here are Joy Behar and Ana Navarro gushing over Michael Avenatti https://t.co/peqXBTZfz4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 22, 2019
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