The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.
They don’t have to go with the program. There are other ways to learn what’s happening, and report independently instead of the shitshow current media represent.
I disagree. Him not being covered over that weekend was probably the best thing to happen to this country in a long time. He even displayed his frustration multiple times that he wasn’t being covered. The more opportunities Americans get to forget Trump the quicker this nation can heal.
It is possible for the media to still cover the atrocities of this administration while not covering Trump, they just did it.
Their President is already running around unchecked by the media. Not being on the plane with him just means you’re not having to “report” whatever demented nonsense he spewed while you had to share air with him and his soiled diaper.
There’s a pretty good argument that the entire concept of the White House Press pool, flying on the plane working in the building being beholden to the White House for access, by definition means that they’re not checking the president. That part of the reason why our media has been so incapable of reporting critically on the president for decades now is because of this kind of access.
If cnn can’t go, everyone else should refuse. No ego trips funded by taxpayers.
I agree with you in principle but if nobody goes then the President is running around completely unchecked by the media. He will accept that happily.
They don’t have to go with the program. There are other ways to learn what’s happening, and report independently instead of the shitshow current media represent.
I disagree. Him not being covered over that weekend was probably the best thing to happen to this country in a long time. He even displayed his frustration multiple times that he wasn’t being covered. The more opportunities Americans get to forget Trump the quicker this nation can heal.
It is possible for the media to still cover the atrocities of this administration while not covering Trump, they just did it.
Their President is already running around unchecked by the media. Not being on the plane with him just means you’re not having to “report” whatever demented nonsense he spewed while you had to share air with him and his soiled diaper.
There’s a pretty good argument that the entire concept of the White House Press pool, flying on the plane working in the building being beholden to the White House for access, by definition means that they’re not checking the president. That part of the reason why our media has been so incapable of reporting critically on the president for decades now is because of this kind of access.