13 thoughts on “Golly, this is a perplexing trend

  1. The Triumph of the Non-Sequitur
    A drama in three lines by Lot_49

    REPORTER: Trump called for a total ban on immigration of Muslims. Isn't that racist?

    TRUMP SURROGATE: You oughta be talking about Hillary's email!

    REPORTER: Uh, okay. What about Hillary's email server?

  2. 14% of Republicans express trust, down from 32% last year

    So, even they have figured out that propelling Trump's rise is hurting their party?

    WTF, I'll take signs of intelligent live in the GOP universe when I see them…

    /FFS

    1. Their distrust probably comes from their network lambasting the rest as the "liberal media", such as the Clinton News Network. You know, the one with 3 or 4 actual Trump surrogates and apologists on their payroll.

  3. Also too:

    Democrats' and independents' trust in the media has declined only marginally, with 51% of Democrats (compared with 55% last year) and 30% of independents (versus 33% last year) expressing trust. Over the past 20 years, Democrats have generally expressed more trust than Republicans in the media, although in 2000

    Perhaps, but considering that the Democrats' number was 70% in 2005, that's a significant drop as well.

    With the explosion of the mass media in recent years, especially the prevalence of blogs, vlogs and social media, perhaps Americans decry lower standards for journalism. When opinion-driven writing becomes something like the norm, Americans may be wary of placing trust on the work of media institutions that have less rigorous reporting criteria than in the past.

    Or, social media is helping more of us become aware of the limitations of the established press. If it weren't for Twitter, fivethirtyeight.com and the Hillary Clinton subreddiit (along with Wonkette and Wonkville obviously) I don't think I could take this election cycle FFS.

  4. Didn't he cut off WaPo? Guess that's why David Fahrenthold's ripping tRump a new one on his bogus foundation. UNFAIR MEDIA! Reports facts! He used unscrupulous techniques like calling charities to ask if tRump had ever given them any money. Research! DISHONEST!

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