As the Senate was voting on the failed effort at a “skinny” repeal of Obamacare, Buzzfeed’s “breaking news reporter” was on it, while sounding like a DNC talking points memo:
Riding the subway home, madly checking twitter, desperately hoping millions of Americans still have healthcare
— Amber Jamieson (@ambiej) July 28, 2017
Really?
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/891308194907250693
BuzzFeed reporter straight up advocating against proposed legislated she didn't like https://t.co/BZb8WZeBiZ
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) July 29, 2017
Gotta love that brand of objectivity! And yet many journos wonder why people don’t trust the media?
"reporter" https://t.co/bO52gGlggo
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) July 29, 2017
Weird. Their ethics code online says not to do that
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/CaseyMattox_/status/891305665997754368
This is why Buzzfeed is a joke. They have advocates pretending to be journalists. I shouldn't know your views on healthcare. https://t.co/iUVqLzT2mW
— Jeremy (@JeremyR86) July 28, 2017
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Sounds a lot more like opinion than breaking news.
— Ned Snark (@NedSnark23) July 29, 2017
Wonder if she was doing the same when the premium hikes were announced last year?
— Adam Shaw (@AdamShawNY) July 29, 2017
There’s also the issue of the media, either deliberately or unwittingly, not understanding the subject matter:
https://twitter.com/PartymanRandy/status/891310785741324288
Blinding ignorance from a "journalist"… as if we needed more examples of how writers don't know anything. https://t.co/zRFZtD4zX2
— Denton Young (@TheDentonYoung) July 29, 2017