Middle America's distrust of the major media isn't Trump's fault

[rangerrebew]

Middle America's distrust of the major media isn't Trump's fault
by Salena Zito
 | February 08, 2019 12:00 AM


JEFFERSON, OHIO — The banner headline in the Ashtabula Star Beacon the day after the President’s annual State of the Union Address was pretty straight forward. “Trump: End investigations; President calls for rejection of resistance politics in Washington.”

There were other critically important stories on that front page. One piece announced a new police chief for a local village. Another noted the closing of an iconic grocery store known for selling milk, eggs, and ammunition in its heyday. There was also a photo of the local high school boys’ basketball team.

The story on President Trump’s speech was an Associated Press story penned by Washington-based reporters: It took nine paragraphs before one positive nugget from the speech was mentioned in the story.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/middle-americas-distrust-of-the-major-media-isnt-trumps-fault

[Fishrrman]

No, it's not.

What used to once be "the fourth estate" is now the "fifth column of democrat-communism".

That's a title they worked very hard to earn, and is well-deserved.

[jmyrlefuller]

Middle America's distrust of the major media isn't Trump's fault
by Salena Zito
 | February 08, 2019 12:00 AM


JEFFERSON, OHIO — The banner headline in the Ashtabula Star Beacon the day after the President’s annual State of the Union Address was pretty straight forward. “Trump: End investigations; President calls for rejection of resistance politics in Washington.”

There were other critically important stories on that front page. One piece announced a new police chief for a local village. Another noted the closing of an iconic grocery store known for selling milk, eggs, and ammunition in its heyday. There was also a photo of the local high school boys’ basketball team.

The story on President Trump’s speech was an Associated Press story penned by Washington-based reporters: It took nine paragraphs before one positive nugget from the speech was mentioned in the story.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/middle-americas-distrust-of-the-major-media-isnt-trumps-fault

Zito is one of my favorite columnists. Several years ago, she did a very good, and stingingly accurate, profile of a town really close to where I live, one I visit regularly.

The title? "Portrait of a Failed American City."
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2011/06/05/portrait-of-a-failed-american-city-n895690