The Biden campaign reportedly held off-the-record meetings with establishment news reporters and editors and provided them with a spreadsheet of where they believed their reporting was inadequate.
The media's willingness to take direction from Biden, as shown by the Gallup poll, suggests why Americans don't trust establishment media.
- only 32% They trust the establishment media “a lot” or “a lot.”
- 50 percent They claim that the national media intends to mislead, misinform, and persuade the public.
- only 35 percent Most news organizations say they can be trusted.
of new york times, washington postand other news organizations will also participate in the meeting, where Biden campaign aides will provide guidance on how to report negatively on President Trump and where previous coverage has been “inadequate,” officials said Monday. told Semaphore. Apparently, the meeting with him times It didn't work.
According to Semaphore, aides claim the media is “too focused” on legal attacks against Trump rather than his “inflammatory” statements. report:
Biden's re-election campaign has begun organizing a series of off-the-record trips for top political reporters and editors to visit the team's headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, and meet with senior officials, including the campaign manager, deputies and other senior advisers. did. Background information on campaign strategy.
They also use it as an opportunity to tell them they're wrong. Two people with knowledge of the situation told Semaphore that during a meeting with reporters from news outlets including the New York Times and the Washington Post, campaign executives activated a reporting spreadsheet and the team began reporting. They have listed areas where they believe they are lacking.
In particular, campaign officials are upset with some of the coverage about former President Donald Trump, saying the media has focused too much on his legal problems and his recent incendiary behavior on the campaign trail. I feel that I have not paid enough attention to some of the statements made. A source told Semaphore that with the exception of the recent meeting with the Times, campaign meetings have been “substantive” and “productive” and that Biden's staff will be returning to ABC, NBC, and more in the coming days. He said he plans to meet with a political reporting team. , Wall Street Journal, Fox, NPR, Reuters, Bloomberg and more Wilmington.
The report comes after Biden criticized the media for reporting on the country's soaring economic costs, which have become the biggest issue among taxpayers heading into the 2024 election year.
Asked about the economic outlook, Biden told reporters: “We need to start reporting the right way.”
Some polls show Biden is performing poorly, with rising prices and the invasion of the southern border being top concerns for American workers.
- 538:Biden has the worst net approval rating in history at this point in his inauguration.
- WSJ: Only 23% of voters said Biden's policies helped.
- CNN: A majority say they are “not likely” to vote for Joe Biden in 2024.
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