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Related: About this forumMike Malloy - How To Smear Bernie Sanders On NYT’s Front Page
The first sentence of the lead story in yesterdays New York Times (5/19/16) had some surprising news:
Senator Bernie Sanders is opening a two-month phase of his presidential campaign aimed at inflicting a heavy blow on Hillary Clinton in California .
That would be odd behaviora political campaign having the professed aim of damaging an opponent rather than advancing its candidate. The New York Times wouldnt lead with this sensational claim unless it had hard evidence, right?
Well, you have to go to the seventh paragraph of the storyco-bylined by Patrick Healy, Yamiche Alcindor and Jeremy W. Petersbefore you find an actual quote from anybody. And thats this:
Tad Devine, a senior adviser to Mr. Sanders, said the campaign did not think its attacks would help Mr. Trump in the long run, but added that the senators team was not thinking about the possibility that they could help derail Mrs. Clinton from becoming the first woman elected president.
This is Bad Journalism 101: You come up with a thesis, like Bernie Sanders wants to hurt Hillary Clintons chances of beating Donald Trump. You take your thesis to your source, and ask them to agree with it; like any sensible spokesperson, they decline to comment on it. You take their no-comment as an endorsement of your thesisand that becomes the lead headline in the nations most influential newspaper.
Full story: http://fair.org/home/first-do-some-harm-how-to-smear-a-disfavored-candidate-on-nyts-front-page/
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Mike Malloy - How To Smear Bernie Sanders On NYT’s Front Page (Original Post)
hschulein
May 2016
OP
That's the brutal truth. They don't even understand what journalism is, most of them. nt
silvershadow
May 2016
#2
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)1. It's beyond a travesty what passes for journalism these days.
The 4th estate smashed the foundation of it's structure and knocked down it's pillars. All that's left is the burned down remains of it's former self.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)2. That's the brutal truth. They don't even understand what journalism is, most of them. nt