http://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-statement-saying-people-dont-trust-the-media-is-a-lock-to-trigger-much-of-the-media-n2402934
There's been a major disturbance in the lib/media force in the last couple of weeks, because the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and now the USA Today have declined to endorse a presidential candidate in an election year and sparked resignations at some of those outlets.
Apparently American newspapers recommending that U.S. citizens vote for the Democrat candidate has become the preferred way to "save democracy" these last few years. That could be coming to an end for a while.
"Last few years"?!
NO ... more like DECADES & DECADES. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, etc. became and eagerly perpetuated their status as Democrat propaganda outlets for a LONG time, now. There is absolutely NO interest in objective journalism, there, at all. But now, Bezos (and maybe the owner of The LA Times, too) has figured out his newspaper is a leftist clown show, which is why it is cratering financially - the vast majority of Americans know it is a biased, buffoonish rag and don't give a damn about anything it might have to say. So, Bezos, being the intelligent, pragmatic businessman that he is, understands his newspaper desperately needs to crawl its way back towards objective, even-handed journalism, instead of leftist propaganda, if it has any chance at long-term survival.
The backlash at the Washington Post has caused the newspaper's owner, Jeff Bezos, to issue a statement that's going to cause a freakout. It comes with a reality check sure to precipitate some head explosions amongst "journalists" (aka, stenographers for the Democrats):
Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) ~ BREAKING: Bezos does damage control:
“The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media.”
Will it work?
“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, “I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.” None. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.” http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust/
Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) ~ Jeff Bezos has published an op-ed in WaPo: “We must be accurate, and we must be believed to be accurate. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but we are failing on the second requirement. Most people believe the media is biased. Anyone who doesn’t see this is paying scant attention to reality, and those who fight reality lose.”
http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) ~ In an op-ed for his @washingtonpost, Jeff Bezos says "declining to endorse presidential candidates is not enough to move us very far up the trust scale, but it’s a meaningful step in the right direction."
The "trust scale" has been completely burned away at this point.
Well, there it is! Although we need to see future proof that WaPo journalists "deserve to be believed."
WSG (@WScottGordon) ~ Not with his WP staff. They'll lose their mind even though what he is saying is irrefutably correct.
Where will this all lead? Stay tuned!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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