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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News, CNN Hired Ex-Trump Aides Bound by NDAs. That's 'Journalistic Malpractice,' Experts Say.
Trump reportedly locks his ex-staffers into deals preventing them from ever publicly bashing him. Media experts say its dangerously unethical to give them TV news punditry gigs.If youre not allowed legally to disparage the president or his family or anything they have to do with, any company they have or asset they have, why can we believe anything you say?
That was the incisive question MSNBC anchor Katy Tur asked former Trump campaign spokesman Marc Lotter on Wednesday, referring to the blanket non-disclosure agreement all Trump campaign and West Wing staffers are reportedly required to sign.
Leaked versions of that document contain a non-disparagement clause in which the signee agrees not to demean or disparage publicly President Trump, his family, their company, or any of the familys assets.
As Tur suggested, that obligation diminishes the value in having ex-Trump staffers provide commentary for cable-news programs. After all, they are contractually bound to say nothing remotely negative about Trump or his family, even if they wanted to.
That was the incisive question MSNBC anchor Katy Tur asked former Trump campaign spokesman Marc Lotter on Wednesday, referring to the blanket non-disclosure agreement all Trump campaign and West Wing staffers are reportedly required to sign.
Leaked versions of that document contain a non-disparagement clause in which the signee agrees not to demean or disparage publicly President Trump, his family, their company, or any of the familys assets.
As Tur suggested, that obligation diminishes the value in having ex-Trump staffers provide commentary for cable-news programs. After all, they are contractually bound to say nothing remotely negative about Trump or his family, even if they wanted to.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-cnn-hired-ex-trump-aides-bound-by-ndas-thats-journalistic-malpractice-experts-say?ref=home
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Fox News, CNN Hired Ex-Trump Aides Bound by NDAs. That's 'Journalistic Malpractice,' Experts Say. (Original Post)
spanone
Aug 2018
OP
it's also a ploy to do away with whistleblowers....it's the dictator thing to do
spanone
Aug 2018
#3
Freethinker65
(10,070 posts)1. Excellent fucking point!
spanone
(135,900 posts)3. it's also a ploy to do away with whistleblowers....it's the dictator thing to do
VMA131Marine
(4,158 posts)5. That's one reason why the NDA's probably can't be enforced
But there is an intimidation factor in just making WH staffers sign them.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)2. I have to think non-disclosure of such a document
Would violate publishing contracts as well.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)4. I saw that!
Katy cut right to the heart of the truth.