The Press is being Abused! Yet:

[busterbrown]

They hardly complain and keep going back for more..

Very similar to domestic abuse. Members of the press have been inflicted with physical violence as well.

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/09/vice-reporter-arrested-asking-admission

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. "Maybe if I try harder to do what he wants, he'll be nicer to me next time."

[Chemisse]

2. I doubt they are making a personal choice.

If the boss says to go cover Trump, that's what they have to do.

Now the news organizations themselves have a whole lot of reckoning to do after this election is over. There has been no integrity in this coverage. It is totally driven by ratings and money, and its impact on the course of events is undeniable.

This is not how a free and independent press is supposed to work.

[Egnever]

3. "This is not how a free and independent press is supposed to work."

Yet it has many times in the past.

Did you know Lincoln bought a newspaper to advance his viewpoint before the election?

Lincoln wanted to make sure that as the German immigration wave spread west into Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, that the voters there would be not just Republican but pro-Lincoln. He wrote a contract that said all the editor had to do is remain conformable to the national and state Republican Party, do it for a year until the election was over in 1860, and then he could have the press back. Lincoln didn’t even want anyone to know he was the publisher. And at the end of the campaign, Lincoln gave the newspaper back to the editor and even appointed him to a diplomatic post to make sure he would have a nice living for the next four years.

It is not new or really even novel.

Never trust the media outright.

[Chemisse]

4. Wow.

I always think of it as new - as things getting worse than they used to be.

Thanks for the perspective.

[Orrex]

5. What's that animated gif in your sigline?

I can't make out the details.

[Chemisse]

6. The taco trucks coming up from Mexico if Hillary is elected.

I can't wait - lol!

It's a little dated now - was a meme around 3 weeks ago, based on the Trump camp threat that if Hillary got in there would be a taco truck on every corner.

[Orrex]

7. LOL That's awesome!

If I wasn't already going to vote for her, I certainly am now!

[Egnever]

8. Yea I was blown away when I found that out about honest Abe.

There are lots of other examples though throughout our history.