It's been another banner week for the field of "journalism," starting with Axios deleting a post saying that crime plummeted despite President Trump's crackdown. That reminded us of the New York Times' classic "prison population increases despite drop in crime."
The Washington Post also got in on the "journalism" action with another post that was destined for deletion. This one was an attempt to try and make it look like the Trump administration was trying to quietly back down and remove National Guard troops from three cities. The Washington Post initially reported the White House didn't acknowledge the move but Trump had done that weeks earlier:
Correction: National Guard troops withdrew from 3 cities with no public acknowledgment, other than a Trump social media post weeks earlier that announced the move. An earlier post, below, failed to note Trump’s post and has been deleted.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 11, 2026
More: https://t.co/IL5LHeeal3 pic.twitter.com/b2uiUyiBBH
Before that, the Post had a spin that clearly was an attempt to make JD Vance's motorcade to blame for an Olympic athlete nearly missing her event, when the story gave a different reason entirely.
Those are just a couple of recent examples.
Add it all up and the public seems to be in agreement on something: The field of "journalism" has become a joke that is not to be trusted:
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% of Americans who have a great deal of confidence in journalists to act in the best interests of the public
— John Gramlich (@johngramlich) February 11, 2026
All US adults: 6%
Republicans: 2%
Democrats: 9%https://t.co/uCvBNxKmtR pic.twitter.com/MrGYEwMYwT
Give yourselves a hand, "journalists"!
Congrats! https://t.co/H9UU1CaC1a
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 11, 2026
They've been working for decades to destroy the media's reputation and it's been a success. Too bad no lessons will be learned.
Journos will see this and do everything possible except look in the mirror
— snowblinder76 (@snowblinder76) February 11, 2026
We'll now wait for stories about how Trump calling the media "fake news" has destroyed their reputation, because self-reflection will certainly not take place in most newsrooms.
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