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• Dan Froomkin
The Trumpian era demands an expanded lexicon from political journalists
The post Depraved Ramaswamy ad is being normalized by news-speak appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
Stenography is no way to report on dangerously divisive and retrograde pronouncements
The post Marco Rubio’s ethnonationalist speech gets no pushback in the New York Times appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Trump using tax dollars for a campaign commercial should trigger every thinking American, even White House political reporters
The post The political equivalent of Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Part Two of my essay on how Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him
The post What’s the opposite of ‘very stable genius’? appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
He does incredibly stupid things and doesn’t understand basic concepts, for starters
The post Donald Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Every journalist there knew it was a desperate, meaningless gambit. But most didn’t even give their audience a hint. I give out grades.
The post Trump’s phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
On a 10-point scale, how close are we to autocracy? More than a 4, that’s for sure.
The post New York Times editors don’t get how close we are to autocracy appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
If voters aren’t sufficiently alarmed, they may not recognize the need for emergency action once he is gone. I have some suggestions.
The post Normalizing Trump doesn’t just fail readers — it jeopardizes our future appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
It's a major scandal -- a milestone in our descent into a police state. But where's the outrage?
The post DHS domestic spying based on nutty conspiracy theories demands way more attention appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
18 New York Times ‘Trump says’ headlines in a recent 3-month period spread misinformation
The post Calling for a moratorium on ‘Trump says’ headlines appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Journalists are treating his ‘vandalism’ claim as if it were a normal, disputable argument. But it’s completely delusional.
The post The Reflecting Pool story is about Trump’s grip on reality, but the press corps won’t go there appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Our top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s white supremacist propaganda
The post The world’s most vocal racist will be the Republican Party’s biggest donor again. But don’t mention it. appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
Starting with how they’re based on a bald-faced lie
The post What you need to know (and didn’t read) about Trump’s new tariffs appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
News organizations need to expose Trump’s nefarious motives
The post When fact-checking is not enough appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Even before Trump reversed himself, there was no chance his 20% toll on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would ever take effect, and reporters knew it.
The post The headlines should have been: ‘Trump makes crackpot Iran announcement’ appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
News organizations won’t acknowledge the obvious
The post Say it: We’re back where we were before the ceasefire. It’s called war. appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
But our major news outlets apparently aren’t up to the job.
The post Trump’s crazed lies about ‘communists’ demand media debunking appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
Were Trump’s comments about Haitians racist? This is not a tough one.
The post Are we bothsidesing racism now? appeared first on Press Watch.
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• Dan Froomkin
The only thing Trump cares about is Trump
The post Press corps still gets Trump’s motivation all wrong appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
Whether it’s TACO or brain rot, what Trump says is almost meaningless
The post Stop putting whatever Trump says about Iran in the headlines appeared first on Press Watch.
Press Watch
• Dan Froomkin
And the clashes are beside the point, anyway. The real violence is taking place inside.
The post Outside Delaney Hall, police clashed with protesters, not the other way around appeared first on Press Watch.
