NBC news anchor Chuck Todd is doubling down.
After publicly rebuking her bosses for hiring former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor for NBC News, Todd presented herself as a vanguard of journalistic integrity and called out her rant. defended.
“The issue is not about ideology, it’s about fundamental truth,” Todd argued.
“Those who try to make this a left-right issue are intentionally dishonest,” he charged. “This is a question of whether honest journalists should put their trust in someone who deliberately tried to destroy our trust.”
Todd’s stance issues are painfully obvious, but they speak to Todd’s refusal to look in the mirror.
For decades, there has been a revolving door between media, government, and politics.The transition from campaign workers and White House staffers to paid media talking heads is a ‘well-crafted template,’ says Politico. explained. This has been going on for decades, and both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of it.
Yet Todd only stands on a soapbox of principles and lectures us about “authenticity” and “fundamental truths” when Donald Trump-supporting Republicans become his colleagues. . Meanwhile, it’s just a typical day in the Acela Corridor for a Democrat to jump straight from the White House to NBC News.
Anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear knows about this outrage. teeth It’s about ideology — McDaniel vs. the corporate media — and that’s why no one believes Todd’s rant.
- “It’s truly amazing that Chuck Todd really believes that NBC and MSDNC have journalistic credibility and ethics — even though polls show Americans overwhelmingly dislike and distrust them. And now the Democrats are looking at Chuck Todd and this shitty network as a beacon of journalistic integrity,” said journalist Glenn Greenwald. Said.
- “Given the Trump-Russia collusion nonsense and what you guys have done with the coronavirus, your credibility probably deserves some damage. And you guys are habitual liars. Jen Psaki and Simone Sanders and all the other Obama press secretaries you’ve had in the past. They made things up. They lied every day, but you didn’t bother hiring them, right?” Radio host Ross Kaminsky Said.
- Commentator Molly Hemingway said, “Chuck Todd has been pushing the Russian collusion hoax for years. His credibility is in the negative. This is ridiculous.” Said.
- “The best thing about this controversy is that NBC News has hired John Brennan, who helped create Russiagate. CNN has hired James Clapper, who lied to America about the NSA spying without a warrant. “They’re hiring. And FOX News is hiring Mike Pompeo, who plotted to assassinate journalists. But Mitt Romney’s niece is a bridge too far,” another person said. Said.
- “People like Chuck have seen their trust in the media plummet and refuse to even consider the possibility that it could have done this to them. There’s no way they could have done that. They’re perfect. .They are brave. They are essential to “our democracy.” They have to blame someone.”Someone needs to be blamed,” one person said.
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There is a reason why the public trusts corporate media. Record lows continueAnd Todd will do himself a favor by looking in the mirror.
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