[EL] Faux neutrality in media coverage

[Gardner, James]

To add to what Nyhan says in the piece to which Rick linked: It irks me no end that the press reports that Trump says things “without evidence,” as though evidence might conceivably be found to support his claims if only someone would get busy looking for it.  What Trump actually does on a routine basis is engage in complete fabrication.  That, it strikes me, is what the media ought to report if it were interested in its reputation for accuracy rather than neutrality.

Jim
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Brendan Nyhan with the Question of the Day<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=116075>
Posted on October 1, 2020 11:01 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=116075> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Brendan<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/30/trump-debate-neutral-press-media-criticism/?utm_campaign=wp_opinions&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter> in WaPo:

The question now is whether the media will learn anything from the debate experience. Will they accurately describe Trump’s attacks on the election as dangerous and anti-democratic? Or will they run faux-neutral headlines like “Pure chaos on election night” if he says the vote is being stolen and tries to declare victory before all the votes are counted? The stakes could not be higher.
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