« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump  (Read 287 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Online mystery-ak

  • Owner
  • Administrator
  • ******
  • Posts: 383,282
  • Gender: Female
  • Let's Go Brandon!
Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
« on: August 09, 2018, 02:49:55 pm »
Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
by Eddie Scarry
 | August 09, 2018 08:35 AM

Liberal New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said the news media should work together and saturate the public with negative coverage of President Trump in order to erode his popularity among Republican voters.

Friedman said in an op-ed published Wednesday afternoon that if the media emphasize Trump's personality instead of news about the strong economy, it may discourage enough GOP voters from continuing to support the president and benefit Democrats.

"Some healthy soul searching is taking place in newsrooms across the country these days over whether the mainstream media should be covering President Trump’s every tweet and rally," Friedman wrote. "My answer: Absolutely! It’s the right thing for us to do professionally, and, as last night’s election results indicated, it’s the right thing to do politically if you want to see a check on Donald Trump’s power."

more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/thomas-friedman-media-should-work-together-to-hurt-trump
Logged
Proud Supporter of Tunnel to Towers
Support the USO
Democrat Party...the Party of Infanticide

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
-Matthew 6:34

Offline skeeter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 26,717
  • Gender: Male
Re: Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2018, 02:53:24 pm »
What a novel idea. Lets run with it.

Friedman's next article - horseless carriages: the wave of the future?
« Last Edit: August 09, 2018, 02:57:11 pm by skeeter »
Logged

Online DCPatriot

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 46,046
  • Gender: Male
  • "...and the winning number is...not yours!
Re: Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2018, 02:56:00 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on August 09, 2018, 02:53:24 pm
What a novel idea. Lets run with it.

 888high58888
Logged
"It aint what you don't know that kills you.  It's what you know that aint so!" ...Theodore Sturgeon

"Journalism is about covering the news.  With a pillow.  Until it stops moving."    - David Burge (Iowahawk)

"It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living" F. Scott Fitzgerald

Offline Frank Cannon

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 26,097
  • Gender: Male
Re: Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2018, 02:59:19 pm »
LOL. Tommy is just upset that Trump is taking on his best buds the ChiComs.
Logged

Online Bigun

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 51,586
  • Gender: Male
  • Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God
    • The FairTax Plan
Re: Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2018, 04:25:47 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on August 09, 2018, 02:53:24 pm
What a novel idea. Lets run with it.

Friedman's next article - horseless carriages: the wave of the future?

@skeeter

Yeah!  Wonder why someone didn't think of that 3 or 4 years ago? /s

Sheeeeccccchhhhhh!
Logged
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
- J. R. R. Tolkien

Offline Emjay

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 12,687
  • Gender: Female
  • Womp, womp
Re: Thomas Friedman: Media should work together to hurt Trump
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2018, 05:33:35 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on August 09, 2018, 02:53:24 pm
What a novel idea. Lets run with it.

Friedman's next article - horseless carriages: the wave of the future?

@skeeter   Yeah, if only they'd thought of that. 

I found it interesting that Friedman suggests that the media focus on Trump's 'character' or 'personality.'  I think they already do that, but it says to me that they cannot really point to any of Trump's political actions as a good target for abuse.
Logged
Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »