Five years ago and still right on the money.

Reporters trying to work with Trump have their work cut out for them.

March 14, 2020
By reframing Trump’s incoherent, inaccurate ramblings as bland political copy, journalists are carrying water for the president

Finding a news source that attempts to report news in a proper context is difficult. That is why – if we take our consideration of news reports seriously – we are obligated to check sources and look for additional clarifications, confirmations or verifications.

“It’s these attempts by journalists to frame Trump’s words and actions as they would those of any world leader that give Trump an advantage.

No matter how many times he’s demonstrated that he’s unable to take the job of president seriously, without corruption or incompetence, reporters and editors continue to present his words and actions in a sanitized way, lacking the necessary context about his history of lies and wrongdoing.”