Glenn Greenwald explains why it's 'genuinely hilarious' that CNN employee Brian Stelter himself to be part of 'the reality-based media'

Sarah D | 10:06 AM on September 27, 2021

On “Reliable Sources” yesterday, host Brian Stelter asked his guest, author and Yale history prof Timothy Snyder, what “folks in the reality-based media” — folks like CNN’s Brian Stelter — need to do going forward in order to hamper the right-wing media:

This @TimothyDSnyder interview on @ReliableSources should be required watching for editors/news execs still failing to adequately cover the GOP threat to democracy: https://t.co/jvZbhwIBMY pic.twitter.com/ZgA6SwVHzt

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) September 27, 2021

Watch:

CNN’s @brianstelter: How should the “reality-based media” like CNN cover Republicans?

Yale Prof. Timothy Snyder: "My advice for the press corps is to drop the 'fair and balanced'” approach pic.twitter.com/QAzI9soONg

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 26, 2021

Mind if we stop you right there, Brian?

Actually, we’ll just let Glenn Greenwald do it:

Genuinely hilarious that @brianstelter heralds himself as part of the "reality-based media" when CNN claims:

* Biden archive was "Russian disinformation"

* Russia put bounties on heads of US soldiers

* Putin controlled the USG through blackmail

* COVID origin has been proven. https://t.co/r07WYiTaae

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 27, 2021

Imagine working for CNN of all places and then walking around and saying about yourself: "Hi, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Brian Stelter and I'm part of the 'reality-based media.'"https://t.co/kjLH42pbaf

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 27, 2021

In case you're looking to find who actually interfered in the 2020 election with disinformation, these blatant lies were broadcast jointly by CNN and the CIA/intelligence community two weeks before Americans went to vote for president:https://t.co/kjLH42pbaf

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 27, 2021

If Brian Stelter considers himself and CNN part of the reality-based media, we’ve got to question which reality Brian Stelter lives in.

Because it sure as hell isn’t this one.