Like far too many people on the Left, CNN’s Oliver Darcy seems to think nothing existed before Donald Trump was elected. There’s no other explanation when you read tweets like this from him:
On the whole “this is why people don’t trust the media” thing. Yes, journalists mess up and that can contribute to distrust. But let’s not forget or pretend that’s equal to how for years guys like Hannity, Trump, etc. have deliberately misrepresented news orgs to sow distrust.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 12, 2018
Does he not remember how the media treated W? And maybe he slept through their obnoxious pandering to Obama during his eight years in office, but while Trump may have dumped gasoline on the ‘we don’t trust the media’ fire, the media started it themselves.
The president of the United States has spent years telling his supporters journalists make up sources, intentionally deceive readers w/lies, & are the “enemy.” RW media has echoed this & at times gone further. Prob a bigger reason as to why ppl have distrust. But what do I know!
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 12, 2018
So it’s Trump’s fault and the RW media’s fault that people don’t trust CNN.
K.
Enter Guy Benson with a splendid reality check:
Americans’ trust in media hit a then-all-time low (20 points underwater) in 2012 per Gallup, & remained dreadful into 2016, when it plummeted further. Not everything is about Trump, but fixating on him (which fuels distrust among many) allows media to avoid tough introspection. https://t.co/IDfct53VG1
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 12, 2018
Easier to blame Trump than look at why the country really doesn’t trust them.
Absolutely.
And exactly.
Exactly. Trump has taken advantage and abused the public's mistrust of the media, but their lack of credibility was their own doing. It was years in the making. https://t.co/Z3ErNNAYyS
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 12, 2018
Bingo x2.
Trump just isn't that powerful. The media practically created him. He loves them and they love him.
If the media want their credibility back, it's on them to regain the public's trust. However, they undermine that effort almost every week, regardless of what Trump says/does.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 12, 2018
The media DID create him, they all but elected him. How many hours of free advertising did they give him? Not to mention there are some who believe the media wanted Trump because they thought he was the only one Hillary could beat.
How’d that work out for them?
P.s. it's not just "messing up". Occasional mistakes are not what hurt media credibility. It's the open bias, the laziness, the refusal to recognize the legitimacy of other POVs, and the selective coverage that makes it difficult for many on the right to trust the media.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) February 12, 2018
Oh, yeah, that too. We’re not talking about grammatical errors or using the wrong name or location in an article, we’re talking about a media that is more focused on agenda and narrative than they are reporting the facts.
But go ahead, blame Trump.
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