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Former CNN anchor: 4 things media must do when covering Trump
The Hill ^ | 11-28-16 | Frank Sesno

Posted on 11/29/2016 3:04:09 AM PST by dynachrome

But in the age of Trump, reporters have a new purpose, a more pressing social contract with the public to cover the president fairly but fearlessly. They need to zero in even as they broaden their horizons.

The news media should cover Trump motivated by four pillars of political journalism: be fair, be relentless, focus on substance and serve as respectful adversary.

How would that translate into actual coverage?

1. Be fair. Give Trump his due: He won. As his appointments and policies emerge, they should be examined in turn and in detail, looking at their component parts. Separate news from opinion. Be sure people know the difference between analysis and commentary. Get rid of pundits who are nothing more than partisan propagandists.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; liar; sesno
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To: dynachrome
The basic truths of "Journalism" today:

When it's a Republican, the Press is an agent of the Prosecution;

When it's a Democrat, the Press is an agent of the Defense.

21 posted on 11/29/2016 3:52:32 AM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (Hillary Clinton: the official candidate of the National Sleep Foundation)
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To: dynachrome
Liberal bastards are quickly becoming irrelevant!!!
22 posted on 11/29/2016 4:00:01 AM PST by ontap
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To: nathanbedford

Note that there are the “experts” and then there are the people who voted for Trump.


23 posted on 11/29/2016 4:01:28 AM PST by spintreebob
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To: dynachrome

Dear reporterass, please give us an example of the fair, relentless questions the new you would be asking Hillary Clinton if you could go back in time? Yeah, that’s what I thought.


24 posted on 11/29/2016 4:10:15 AM PST by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job....)
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To: Oberon

Repeatedly referring to him as Trump or The Donald shows a lack of respect for the office and the man. When Obama was elected in 2008, he set up an”Office of the President-Elect” Imagine the uproar if our new President were to follow that example.

Commentators, even Fox News don’t use President-elect. Let’s see how they show respect, if any, after January 21.


25 posted on 11/29/2016 4:21:11 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: dynachrome

It is satire; it should read: “4 things media must do when Trump is covering THEM”...


26 posted on 11/29/2016 4:24:17 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: dynachrome

Still again, cementing the reasons Trump won in the first place.

I’ve seen mental illness before but these guys claim to be educated people...??


27 posted on 11/29/2016 4:44:34 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: taildragger

“Really, post of the week. If they had done the 4 bullet points in this article between 08’ & 12’ we’d be celebrating the re-election of President Romney. “

Actually, if they had done their 4 bullet points in 2008, on January 20, President elect Palin will be sworn in.


28 posted on 11/29/2016 4:52:28 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Best election ever.)
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To: dynachrome

You would think they would be more concerned about rebuilding their relevancy.

Pray America woke


29 posted on 11/29/2016 4:52:31 AM PST by bray (The Silent Majority ROARED)
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To: dynachrome
1. Be fair...Separate news from opinion...Get rid of pundits who are nothing more than partisan propagandists...

Of course none of this will happen, but if it did it would help the country/planet more than any other single thing and get rid of 90% of the "journalists" at CNN, etc.

30 posted on 11/29/2016 5:04:37 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: dynachrome
Get rid of pundits who are nothing more than partisan propagandists.

So who's going to remain?

31 posted on 11/29/2016 5:11:20 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (Kill: TWITTER, FACEBOOK, CNN)
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To: dynachrome

Too late. The CNN era is over. Dead. Buried.


32 posted on 11/29/2016 5:15:39 AM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: NTHockey
Repeatedly referring to him as Trump or The Donald shows a lack of respect for the office and the man.

You might recall how rare it was that President Bush was mentioned in opinion pieces. Mr Bush or the President was used almost exclusively, rarely did they address him as President Bush.

33 posted on 11/29/2016 5:33:49 AM PST by itsahoot (Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
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To: Oberon

Lo and behold the corrupt MSM has suddenly become concerned with investigative “journalism”. After 8 years of turning a blind eye towards anything Obama did, now comes the battle call for a suddenly aggressive form of journalism. What a coincidence.


34 posted on 11/29/2016 5:42:37 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: dynachrome

I’m guessing that they would want to go back to the way they were under Bush. Or Bush. Or Reagan. They seem to forget it every now and then for 8 year stretches.


35 posted on 11/29/2016 6:00:09 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: dynachrome
Stop hyperventilating?
36 posted on 11/29/2016 6:17:52 AM PST by mykroar (Congratulations President-Elect Trump)
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To: dynachrome
Well if anything says, "How stupid can you be?", this takes the cake.

The media needs a former CNN (the pinnacle of fake news, dishonesty, deceit and distortion) anchor to tell the media how to do their jobs? WTF?

If they had been doing their "jobs" all along, they would have known hilLIARy wasn't leading and Trump was going to burn his own path to the WH.

If the media would just investigate and report (what used to be called journalism years ago) they would not be on the losing end of this election. Instead, they were rejected by the American people, along with the decrepit Left, the GOP establishment and the entrenched, one-party politicians who never do their jobs either.

37 posted on 11/29/2016 6:25:49 AM PST by HotHunt
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To: dynachrome

Delusional crap from a fool who thinks he’s fooling us.


38 posted on 11/29/2016 7:19:20 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: dynachrome
Reporters have experience and, often, expertise. They can compare one comment, one promise to another. They have access to decision-makers and the loyal opposition. They play a mediating role in our democracy, where we hold government leaders accountable.

The best journalists are stand-ins for citizens, paid to go up close and ask tough questions.

I laughed so hard, I nearly soiled myself. Where was this journalistic "expertise" during the Obama administration? During the rollout of Obamacare? During the Benghazi killings? During the Clinton e-mail scandal? Where has this professional media been for the past 8 years?

39 posted on 11/29/2016 8:41:44 AM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: dynachrome

5. Avoid, like the plague, any story that portrays Trump, his appointees or his policies in a favorable light.


40 posted on 11/29/2016 10:25:44 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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