The media, seeing a political opportunity, turn on Biden
JULY 16, 2022 06:30 AM
BY ELIZABETH STAUFFERLegacy media have been moving away from the practice of journalism for years, and once Donald Trump arrived on the scene, they abandoned it altogether. The media collectively embraced activism, and the New York Times has led the way.
The extraordinary power of the New York Times to not only influence events but to shape them cannot be denied. Without question, the apex predator in the media world today, it can set any narrative, no matter the facts. And when the Democratic Party has a message to get out, they turn to the Gray Lady to do their bidding.
Last month, the New York Times published an article titled “Should Biden Run in 2024? Democratic Whispers of ‘No’ Start to Rise.” The widely read piece wasn’t simply the random musings of a couple of writers who consider President Joe Biden too old to serve. It was a nuclear bomb, one that allowed Democratic legislators, aides, and voters finally to say out loud what most of the country knows to be true: Biden is an awful president.
The New York Times editors read the polls the same way Democratic Party leaders do. They understand Biden’s tumbling approval ratings are a liability to his party that will likely cost them this November. So it’s difficult to see the publication’s recent article as anything but a deliberate, strategic decision — the opening salvo in the campaign to oust Biden from office.
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