When All The Media Narratives Collapse
Posted By: earlybird, 11/13/2021 4:21:39 PM
The news is a perilous business. It’s perilous because the first draft of history is almost always somewhat wrong, and needs a second draft, and a third, and so on, over time, until the historian can investigate with more perspective and calm. The job of journalists is to do as best they can, day by day, and respond swiftly when they screw up, correct the record, and move forward.(snip) But when the sources of news keep getting things wrong, and all the errors lie in the exact same direction, and they are reluctant to acknowledge error, we have a problem.
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Sullivan focuses on the Rittenhouse trial, and the events surrounding it, but also mentions President Trump.
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