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Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 10:16 AM Aug 2018

An excellent idea for all media

Brian Stelter says a reader asked him "How about asking every interviewee -- before starting the interview -- the same question live for everyone to see: 'Do you believe the press is the enemy of the people?' If they can’t simply reply 'no,' don't offer your platform."

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An excellent idea for all media (Original Post) Va Lefty Aug 2018 OP
K&R... spanone Aug 2018 #1
Fox, CNN, MSNBC, and the other major news outlets lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #2
"don't offer your platform." mitch96 Aug 2018 #3
If they throw a press conference and nobody comes, lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #4
Without the media they have nothing...why does the media continue to allow asiliveandbreathe Aug 2018 #5

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
2. Fox, CNN, MSNBC, and the other major news outlets
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 10:21 AM
Aug 2018

should publish a complete list of agreed upon FACTS.

For Fox, they would have to put Shep Smith on to do it.

This list should not be slanted one way or another... if it is something "positive" about Trump, fine. It should be complete and address everything from crowd size, illegal voting, immigration, foreign policy, what we KNOW about Russian ATTACKS (no more "meddling&quot on our elections and on the facts, etc, etc.

They should push this list every f'ing day... at least one or two "facts we all know" segments every day.

mitch96

(13,912 posts)
3. "don't offer your platform."
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 10:33 AM
Aug 2018

True to form they would complain on Faux noise that they were being "picked on" by those dastardly press people. "See, they are picking on us"... Their self fofilling profacy would come to pass... News bad/conspiracy good...



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lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
4. If they throw a press conference and nobody comes,
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 10:36 AM
Aug 2018

(except Fux) the Adminstration becomes marginalized, which is good.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
5. Without the media they have nothing...why does the media continue to allow
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 11:17 AM
Aug 2018

t rump a platform to bluster about "fake news" - shut him off!! Just for a day..what could happen?? - Maybe the Pygmalion affect linking would break....

WH press, as someone here suggested..just don't show up!!! I have pulled back from anything t rump..I read the headlines..pick and choose what to read...like this OP, an EXCELLENT Idea....

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