The best defense against known lies, empty rhetoric, and pure nonsense is to refuse to report it unless and until it is actually newsworthy. This president and his people are maliciously taking advantage of media bias towards reporting tweets, statements from those in orbit of a POTUS, and 'both sides'.
I would suggest not acting as a megaphone for known BS is more important than these traditions. We all should pass BS artists by without remark, or dismiss them openly as blathering dastards whose words are not worth repeating.
Vox has just published a piece covering DJ Trump's tendency to use BS to "crowd out" the truth with multiple 'alternative' stories. I think they are right. But at this point, something more than reporting and analysing the BS needs to be done to address it.
Most journalists have an admirable penchant for refusing to report unconfirmed stories or things they know to be false. They should apply it to the Donald John Trump administration.
I would suggest not acting as a megaphone for known BS is more important than these traditions. We all should pass BS artists by without remark, or dismiss them openly as blathering dastards whose words are not worth repeating.
Vox has just published a piece covering DJ Trump's tendency to use BS to "crowd out" the truth with multiple 'alternative' stories. I think they are right. But at this point, something more than reporting and analysing the BS needs to be done to address it.
Most journalists have an admirable penchant for refusing to report unconfirmed stories or things they know to be false. They should apply it to the Donald John Trump administration.
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