Now, why does this premise seem just a bit flimsy? WaPo columnist says it's time for the media to choose sides

Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan says the time is now for members of the national media to choose sides and become pro-gun control.

The media’s by-the-numbers coverage of gun massacres must change. Yes, even if that means (gasp) choosing sides. My column https://t.co/3GwgejIAu3

— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) August 4, 2019

She uses coverage of civil rights and climate change to justify her advocacy:

Just as there was in the 1950s and 1960s while covering civil rights, or today in covering the climate crisis, there actually is a right or wrong side on the matter of controlling rampant gun violence.

Journalists need to be on the right side of that, and not afraid to own it.

But then there’s her premise, that the media have heretofore not chosen a side, which seems to be quite faulty.

#journalism https://t.co/ACaqP1Uu0g

— C.J. Janovy (@cjjanovy) August 4, 2019

Yeah, she's just choosing sides today. https://t.co/EbjBaOuHNp

— JWF (@JammieWF) August 4, 2019

HAHAHAHA! You say that like you hacks never had chosen a side. https://t.co/QkjyDLfCmn

— Dark Psychic Dragoon Bunny Girl (@NatashaRostov5) August 4, 2019

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Yes you certainly haven’t chosen sides until just now. https://t.co/4rhHzXYQUP

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 4, 2019

Now is a time for “choosing sides” could also be translated to mean now is the perfect time to be open about the side we’re on.

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