@ggreenwald
CNN admits something unbelievably embarrassing:
Many in media failed to report more on Biden’s cognitive issues because they feared “blowback…from the White House and Democrats,” or, worse: "age stories angered the White House (and the liberal Twittersphere) the most.”
Followup Reply 1:
@ggreenwald
If you won’t report major stories about the most powerful people in the country, all because you’re afraid of provoking anger from the WH, Democrats, or “the liberal Twittersphere,” you are many things.
“Journalist” is not one of them. It’s so pathetic:
Followup Reply 2:
@ggreenwald
That said, I 100% believe that a desperate desire to avoid angering the WH, Democrats, and “the liberal Twittersphere” is absolutely the main motivation for most people who work in corporate media.
Why don’t they just go work for the WH or the Democratic Party?
I mean I get it. They’re reporters who weren’t reporting. At the same time fuck me it’s not a fucking easy thing to do to tell a person they are losing their lucidity or memory or who they are. Not in any way a commentary on Biden. Just sharing experience. Even asking their loved ones if they are noticing lapses or irregular behavior is hard to fuckin dance around.
Article mentioned on followup reply 2: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/02/media/biden-mental-fitness
