Journalists remain on the side of the good guys — relative to Trump’s cynicism and lawlessness. But a passing grade doesn’t mean the profession has reckoned with the ways it has emerged from the Trump experience in a diminished or even compromised state.
decided the whole event was such an unseemly spectacle and stopped buying tables at the dinner . I have always thought the contradictions of the weekend — people who are not naturally cool indulging a fleeting fantasy that they are — are funny and essentially harmless.
There is another, even more awkward truth. Unlike during the Nixon years, not much of the excellent truth-squadding and investigative coverage actually drew blood — even as the revelations were just as or more shocking. Trump’s singlular genius was to reduce every issue to a single choice: Which side are you on? He’s not the first politician to do this, but he was the most effective in turning critical coverage, no matter how true or damning, into another rallying cry for his supporters.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol upon returning from a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Feb. 1. | Francis Chung/POLITICOis the way that classic Trump traits have their equivalents in the media industry. Trump’s rise helped spark new attention into sexual harassment and launched the #MeToo movement — a vivid illustration on how the media can still set the agenda and enforce accountability.
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