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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:37 PM Dec 2018

'Journalistic Malpractice': WaPo Writer Says It's Time To Enter The 'No Kellyanne Zone'

By Kate Riga

December 18, 2018 8:16 am

Washington Post opinion writer Margaret Sullivan penned a buzzy column Monday calling for the networks to stop hosting White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and outlets to stop printing the words of her and the rest of the administration without context.

Spurred on by Conway’s lengthy and deeply dishonest interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo last week, Sullivan says it’s past time to enter the “No Kellyanne Zone.” She adds that outlets are far too wedded to “both sides” objectivism, a philosophy which cannot apply when one side constantly lies and misleads.

“When major news organizations publish tweets and news alerts that repeat falsehoods merely because the President uttered them, it’s the same kind of journalistic malpractice as offering a prime interview spot to Kellyanne Conway,” she writes.

Conway’s own husband seemed to agree, tweeting about one of Trump’s lies that Conway backed up during the interview.

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'Journalistic Malpractice': WaPo Writer Says It's Time To Enter The 'No Kellyanne Zone' (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2018 OP

I turn the TV off or change channels when Kellyanne is on Gothmog Dec 2018 #1

Who is worse? The liar, or the one who knowingly repeats the lie? GusBob Dec 2018 #2

"pushing propaganda"... As NEWS. dchill Dec 2018 #4

It's Hard to Believe SDJay Dec 2018 #3

Do hope people Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #5

I've said this for a long, long time : Mike Niendorff Dec 2018 #6

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

1. I turn the TV off or change channels when Kellyanne is on

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:41 PM

Dec 2018

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

2. Who is worse? The liar, or the one who knowingly repeats the lie?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:44 PM

Dec 2018

Or the one who broadcasts it?

The broadcaster is pushing propaganda

dchill

(38,505 posts)

4. "pushing propaganda"... As NEWS.

Reply to GusBob (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:50 PM

Dec 2018

Practically complicit. Just like Kellyanne.

SDJay

(1,089 posts)

3. It's Hard to Believe

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:48 PM

Dec 2018

that this awful woman actually boosts ratings, which is the only reason to have someone this terrible on your air. I don't know one single person who doesn't hurl his/her body towards the remote the second that sour mug shows up on the TV machine.

I guess MAGAts would watch her, but not on CNN, since that's the deep state channel trying to steal their freedumb.

Honestly, is there any non-MAGAt that can stand the look or sound of this fucking soulless liar for even one nanosecond?

And yes, while it will NEVER happen, I'd love to see legitimate media sources simply state when a name arises that such-and-such will not appear on their network because such-and-such is a demonstrable liar and therefore has no credibility. Dare to dream, I guess, right?

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

5. Do hope people

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 01:37 PM

Dec 2018

realize the what where and why of this Administration. Putin is pulling the strings.

Mike Niendorff

(3,462 posts)

6. I've said this for a long, long time :

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:13 AM

Dec 2018

You can't take a gallon of truth, mix it with a gallon of lies, then call the resulting concoction "balanced".

MDN

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