On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour” broadcast, new york times Columnist David Brooks said: “There are plenty of people who fit both criteria. They’re good journalists and they support Donald Trump.” We need more Trump supporters on TV news, but former RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is “clearly crossing the line.” She says this is because “you need a certain level of intellectual credibility to be on a TV show or in a newspaper.” You have to have some kind of primary commitment to the truth, to the truth, beyond partisanship. ”
Brooks said, “I was glad they had the instinct to try to get more Trump supporters on the air. I think that’s something we all need to work on. But here’s the thing. There was someone who clearly crossed the line. For example, to be on a TV show or in a newspaper, you need a certain level of intellectual credibility. Some major commitment to the truth and to the truth across partisanship. And she was clearly the one who failed that test. …But I think there’s a difference between being a politician and being a politician. That’s what I respect about politicians. And what we do, they’re what we’re talking about, what we’re supposed to be, first and foremost. They’re representing the truth, they’re criticizing the parties. And their job is to be… partisan. Now we have people who have turned politicians into journalists. George Stephanopoulos and many others think… But you have to understand that it’s a different job with different priorities and ethics. And I think it’s just a huge mistake to broadcast someone from the RNC as an analyst. Masu.”
he added, “[W]When I started working as a police reporter in Chicago, there were a lot of working-class men there. I guess in my case they were often men, but they didn’t have college degrees. Decades later, it became clear that if you wanted to work in journalism, you needed to get a college degree. And all of a sudden, we’re basically just cutting out large parts of the country. As a result, those people felt that their voices were not being heard. …I think there are a lot of people who fit both criteria, who are good journalists and who support Donald Trump. There is a fine magazine called “Compact Magazine” that is aimed at the masses. There’s a place in California called the Claremont Institute, which is more populist. I think they are there. I think I have to try harder. I still think we have to work harder to find these people and make their voices heard. ”
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