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How the Media Sanitizes Trump's Insanity
Parker Molloy: The political press's efforts to rationalize Trump's incoherent statements are eroding our shared reality and threatening informed democracy.
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It's called "sanewashing" and the MSM have been doing it to Trump's benefit and the country's detriment for years:
Four years ago, in an article for Media Matters for America, I warned that journalists were sanitizing Donald Trump's incoherent ramblings to make them more palatable for the average voter. The general practice went like this: The press would take something Trump said or did"for instance, using a visit to the Centers for Disease Control to ask about Fox News's ratings, insult then"Washington Governor Jay Inslee, rant about his attempt to extort Ukraine into digging up dirt on Joe Biden, and downplay the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the U.S."and write them up as The New York Times did: "Trump Says People Have to Remain Calm' Amid Coronavirus Outbreak." This had the effect of making it seem like Trump's words and actions seemed cogent and sensible for the vast majority of Americans who didn't happen to watch his rant live. Flash-forward to today, and it's clear this problem has only worsened. As Trump's statements grow increasingly unhinged in his old age, major news outlets continue to reframe his words, presenting a dangerously misleading picture to the public. . . . This "sanewashing" of Trump's statements isn't just poor journalism; it's a form of misinformation that poses a threat to democracy. By continually reframing Trump's incoherent and often dangerous rhetoric as conventional political discourse, major news outlets are failing in their duty to inform the public and are instead providing cover for increasingly erratic behavior from a former"and potentially future"president.
Flash-forward to today, and it's clear this problem has only worsened. As Trump's statements grow increasingly unhinged in his old age, major news outlets continue to reframe his words, presenting a dangerously misleading picture to the public. . . .
This "sanewashing" of Trump's statements isn't just poor journalism; it's a form of misinformation that poses a threat to democracy. By continually reframing Trump's incoherent and often dangerous rhetoric as conventional political discourse, major news outlets are failing in their duty to inform the public and are instead providing cover for increasingly erratic behavior from a former"and potentially future"president.
#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-06 10:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3
"... it's a form of misinformation"
And it's intentional... the Corporate Media would lose billions of dollars if this turned out to be a one-sided race.
They need to keep Trump in it and the Almighty Dollar is being put before their Country.
#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-09-06 11:01 PM | Reply
His brain is mush.
#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-09-07 12:24 PM | Reply
More context with examples of how the press reported on Trump's recent response to a question about affordable child care in contrast with the complete video and transcript of what he actuallly said:
The Press Response to Trump's Word Salad Answer on Childcare is Peak Sanewashing
He rambled for two minutes. You wouldn't know that from a lot of the media coverage.
www.readtpa.com
#4 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-07 03:41 PM | Reply
The mush-brained pedo was gibbering about Leon Musk today.
x.com
#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-07 06:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
I didn't know that!
#6 | Posted by organ_bank
Add it to the list.
#7 | Posted by Zed at 2024-09-08 08:40 AM | Reply
Oh I see. The MSM is on Trump's side... Thanks newrepublic, I didn't know that! #6 | Posted by organ_bank
They seem to be on the side of normalizing Trump:
Mark Cuban @mcuban No question, the MSM protects the republican candidate by not reporting on what he literally says. If anyone else used the exact same language, they would dismiss them as incoherent, senile, incompetent or worse. Good job ... @ParkerMalloy
Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski The frustration many of us have had for years is reporters who are constantly telling us what they think Trump meant to say, rather than simply reporting what he actually said. They do it every single day. It sanewashes him.
#8 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-08 09:46 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski In the last 24 hours, Trump wished the Virgin Mary Happy Birthday, pitched Hulk Hogan's beer, talked about Hannibal Lecter, said he will imprison people he thinks are cheating, called Musk Leon," forgot Burgum's name, called Brian Briar,' Keystone Keystown,' & Tampon Tampom,' said if he loses Israel will cease to exist, nuclear war will begin, this will be our last election, and the CO Gov will flee the state, posted an ad for his digital NFTs, ranted about Kamala standing on a box at the debate, and wrapped it up by saying schools are performing trans surgeries on students.
What a demented turd.
#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-08 10:38 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
RREIN that was a great post. Describes the disjointed, crazy thought process of Trump today. Scary!
#10 | Posted by danni at 2024-09-09 04:43 AM | Reply
Billionaires and corporations are just investing in tax cuts. None of them give a crap about their country.
#11 | Posted by danni at 2024-09-09 06:24 AM | Reply
#11. And the left doesn't have any billionaires and corporate donors? I saw your savior Bernie Sanders on Meet the Press yesterday saying the two parties were no different.
#12 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-09-09 10:27 AM | Reply
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