Nicole Just Said That Reporters Who Cover The DOJ Are Duty Bound...

[Me.]

to give a generous interpretation of the actions of the officials. Why? Now I'm a fan of her show, but I disagree with her generosity towards reporters on this. THey are duty bound to tell the truth imo and if they have proof about something they must say so. THat former admin isn't owed any generosity and all these reporters who hem and haw are doing the country no favors. I remember all the times they offered generous words about Barr.

[dchill]

1. "...generous interpretation..." is definitely not equal to truth...

...nor is it news. It leans more toward propaganda.

IMO.

"Just gimme some truth..."

[benfranklin1776]

4. Well put and true.

Her statement is Orwellian.

[Voltaire2]

2. washington has learned how to keep the press compliant.

It is all about access. You get to keep your plush DC assignment because you get access to senior officials in the administration, you get access because you write nice stuff about them.

[RegularJam]

3. This understanding highlights how incompetent the Trump admin was.

They should have been the most tight lipped admin in history yet I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an administration leak like that.

[Hortensis]

5. By far most of the time, they don't know the full truth or have definitive proof.

BUT they are rewarded for guessing, interpreting, evaluating and insinuating according to the "themes" (think influence narratives) their employers and/or the shows they're invited to talk on want pushed. Don't cooperate, you don't get invited back.

I remember a Morning Joe/daytime MSNBC regular thinking he could coax the "panel" into stopping pushing a lie about Hillary (he'd clearly gotten fed up with what he was part of). Wrong. He was blackballed that morning from the entire MSNBC lineup. Poof! Gone!

[Me.]

6. There Is Certainly Truth In That

so many people were vouched for along the way, even by former prosecutors who are now talking heads. It was maddening as I remembered him as the man who let all the Iran Contra villains off the hook.

[Hortensis]

11. As you say. But most often they do not know everything, and they

absolutely should not report what they don't know and what hasn't been established as true and approved at the editorial level.

Nor should they insinuate, even though "if it bleeds it leads" is as true as ever. That's for Faux News. The journalism's getting pretty piss-yellow, and no doubt slanted, if Nicolle feels a need to push back.

[Me.]

12. "if Nicolle feels a need to push back":

What's interesting is in the last several days (not today obviously as she makes an effort to be 'polite') is that she has done some of that. Who really blew a fuse yesterday was Claire McCaskill. Two journalist members of the panel were being 'generous' and she let loose. I will freely admit it was wonderful to hear.

[Marthe48]

7. She identifies as an r

or used to. I am not surprised at this statement.

[Me.]

13. She Identifies As A Former

and honestly, she can't be faulted with the way she usually treats such subjects. She has become a great advocate for the Dems and truth in government

[Hekate]

8. "But..." was the beginning of her next paragraph

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[Me.]

14. Thank You For THat Reminder

[wiggs]

9. Assuming the worst interpretation is likely more accurate with MF45's administration. nt

[calimary]

10. I guess maybe you can get the girl out of the republi-CON party,

but you can’t get the republi-CON party out of the girl.

[Hortensis]

15. This giant influence narrative that Biden's DoJ is corrupt like Trump's,

even (whisper it) in collusion, is coming FROM the right and their allies.

And also from the anti-Democratic left, as documented attacks show clearly. Their double-teaming attacks against the Democratic Party's been SOP for years now. That "enemy of my enemy" thing. Lock 'er up!

2015-2016, deja vu all over again.

[Me.]

18. Quite

[ShazzieB]

22. Hear, hear!

[Sewa]

23. Looks like someone can't handle the truth

Maybe she’s thinking about the skeletons in the Bush administration closet. 💀🤙

[Hekate]

26. There was a reference in the OP to 1/2 of what she said. The BUT was left out.

It’s one thing to never forgive; it’s another thing to misquote.

Cheers.

[SergeStorms]

16. Without the media....

Donald Trump is nothing but a crooked real estate developer and unsuccessful entrepreneur. They made him president. All the free airtime they gave him so he could peddle his hate, xenophobia, racism, misogyny and the lies, oh, the LIES!

So yeah, the media doesn't owe MF45 anything. NOT ONE SINGLE THING.

[not fooled]

17. "Don't rile up the peasantry"

there's often a definite vibe of that type on MSNBC.

[onecaliberal]

19. Oh hell no!

[sop]

20. Are they Reporters, or Influencers? These days it's hard to tell.

[DallasNE]

21. Reporters And Sources Make Deals All Of The Time

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Sometimes it is an official simply floating a trial balloon. As long as it is properly reported, no big deal. But there are serious consequences when a reporter gets to cozy with a source as that can dramatically affect their career and I am thinking of Judith Miller of NYT, who saw her career take a major hit for using "generous interpretations". A good reporter will ask follow-up questions looking for holes in what they are being told. Also, the rule of once bitten, twice shy would come into place between reporter and source. The relationship is complex, in other words.

[Me.]

24. And What About Maggie Haberman?

[NoMoreRepugs]

25. Generous when they only know some of the facts, maybe. Generous when they know the whole story? NO.