Posted on 08/28/2016 10:01:37 AM PDT by John Semmens
New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters slammed radio talk show host Sean Hannity’s “unethical behavior” regarding how he is covering the current presidential candidates.
“Every profession has its norms and boundaries for assessing the way its members should handle their trade,” Peters proclaimed. “Journalists have an ethical obligation to live up to these norms and respect these boundaries. It has been agreed by the majority within our profession that it is our journalistic duty to do whatever we can to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president. Hannity has flouted this agreement by urging voters to do the exact opposite of what every responsible journalist wants them to do.”
“Every minute of Hannity’s show that fails to condemn Trump’s candidacy is a lost opportunity to do the right thing,” Peters insisted. “Even worse, allowing Trump to speak and praising him for it constitutes millions of dollars in free advertising. This is unfair to Hillary Clinton who must traipse across the country to solicit the donations she needs to buy TV and radio ads to counter the free advertising Hannity and his ilk are providing to her unfit opponent.”
“The stakes of this election couldn’t be higher,” Peters contended. “If alt-right extremists like Hannity succeed in getting their man into the White House the public airwaves will continue to be polluted by anti-social rants. It is more important than ever that we elect Hillary. She will appoint the people we need to the FCC and the courts to ensure that broadcast communications are permanently cleansed of nonconforming counterrevolutionary opinions.”
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“It has been agreed by the majority within our profession that it is our journalistic duty to do whatever we can to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president.”
SO, I GUESS THE NYT BELIEVES IT IS THE VOICE FOR EVERYBODY, EVERYWHERE .. RE THE ELECTION.
Sorry John, but THE WORLD IS NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW YOUR IGNORANT COMMENTS.
And once again, too often for my taste, a “Journalist” openly proclaims the accuracy of my TAGLINE.
Of course, I do appreciate the money I save by no longer having to purchase the products of “deforestation” in order to see what’s going on in the world.
P.S. I am not even a republican.
Pot...kettle...black.
FWIW John I liked it.
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