US media must 'get smarter' to tackle Trump, says Hillary Clinton (Stop Trump's Propaganda Machine)

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“I believe that where we are now in the political cycle is that the press does not know how to cover these candidates who are setting themselves on fire every day, who are masters of diversion and distraction,” she said.

The former Democratic presidential nominee specifically called out CBS 60 Minutes over its interview with the Trump last month for not asking the president about a major New York Times investigation into alleged tax dodging in his family real estate empire.

“I have a high regard for 60 Minutes and for Lesley Stahl who’s a terrific journalist,” Clinton said, before noting there was “not a single question” about the New York Times story.

“So at some point, the press has to get smarter because that’s basically how most voters get their information,” she said, adding that often the quest for “balance” resulted in facts being relegated in favour of opinion.

“If you’re into both-side-ism – so, you know, on the one hand this, and on the other hand that – really there’s no factual basis, there’s no evidence, there’s no record. Everybody lies, everybody gilds the lily. It doesn’t really matter. That just opens a door to somebody like him.”

Clinton made her remarks in an interview with the Guardian shortly before the US midterm elections in which the Democratic party recaptured the House of Representatives and Republicans increased their majority in the Senate.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/23/hillary-clinton-us-media-must-get-smarter-tackle-trump-threat

[Achilleaze]

1. "But, but, but we're making so much money." - Corporate Media, Inc.

[vlyons]

2. M$Media is more interested in advertising dollars

The only way to change the M$Media is to complain to its advertisers that you won't be watching the programs, where they advertise

[oasis]

3. "Both-side-ism". Chuck Todd's bread and butter. nt

[duforsure]

4. I agree

The media repeats his propaganda daily for him, instead of promoting the facts and calling him the liar , and divider he truly is. They also need to stop letting him control the news cycle, and ignore his statements or claims they know are false to change the news cycle with. The media was complicit with his election for doing this to us. Hillary was right all along about trump, and his corruptness, and conspiring with the russians, and his wanting to be a dictator.

[beachbum bob]

5. the attacks on trump and his circle must be based on their lifelong corruption. You hammer trump

by calling out as a thief and a crook at every chance.....there is so much historical data going back over 30 years to draw from.

Hillary's #1 blunder in 2016 was not looking at trump on the stage of any of the debates and calling him a thief and liar right there and saying no wonder NO US bank would loan him money.

Those few words would have Hillary in the WHITE HOUSE.

[Garrett78]

6. She's speaking the truth. Democrats can't shy away from criticizing the media.

The reason Republicans have spent decades projecting and making baseless attacks on the media is because it has paid dividends. It puts Democrats on the defensive (when we turn Republican accusations around on them), obfuscates and makes us reluctant to offer a much-needed genuine critique of the media.