Lessons from media mistake #100 in the era of Trump

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Lessons from media mistake #100 in the era of Trump

November 29, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson 20 Comments


The following is a news analysis.

Note: On Sat. Nov. 30 Newsweek reported firing the reporter in question. Details here.

This point isn’t to pick on someone in particular. It’s to learn what the latest media mistake in the era of Trump tells us about some badly broken national journalism.

The misreporting occurred on Thanksgiving Day. It made #100 on my list of major media mistakes. It was committed by a political writer at Newsweek.

The writer called it an “honest mistake.” But I suggest it’s something far more serious, from a journalistic standpoint. I’ll explain why.

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