Cynical or real?

[SHRED]

I almost think the MSM neglected due diligence in the run up to this election because they wanted this train wreck.
They knew it would be great for ratings.

[leftstreet]

1. They legitimized Trump

complicit

[SHRED]

2. Yes they did.

False equivalency for months on end.
It was a sick spectacle.

[demmiblue]

3. Don't forget what Les Moonves said:

"It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS," Moonves said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, according to The Hollywood Reporter — perfectly distilling what media critics have long suspected was motivating the round-the-clock coverage of Trump's presidential bid.

"Most of the ads are not about issues. They're sort of like the debates," Moonves said, noting, "[t]here's a lot of money in the marketplace."

The 2016 campaign is a "circus," he remarked, but "Donald's place in this election is a good thing."

"Man, who would have expected the ride we're all having right now? ... The money's rolling in and this is fun," Moonves went on. "I've never seen anything like this, and this going to be a very good year for us. Sorry. It's a terrible thing to say. But, bring it on, Donald. Keep going.”

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/02/les-moonves-trump-cbs-220001#ixzz41bOcLDKj

[yallerdawg]

4. Oh, it's real.

Trump was a proven celebrity, and as the primary continued, the Republican primary coverage, debates and "those rallies" went through the roof!

Trump was the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg!

And this week proved he's still laying eggs.

Yellow journalism and muckraking have been associated with "the media" from the beginning.

I guess it will be up to the "muddled masses" to be more discerning.

[dumbcat]

5. Well, they do get paid for telling stories

What generates the most stories?

[reflection]

6. Oh yes, there's no doubt they neglected due dilligence

and normalized Trump to a large degree. But I don't think they (or most of "them&quot wanted this train wreck per se. Probably like everyone else, they did it for the ratings and figured he'd get slaughtered by Hillary. I know I did. They played with fire and we all got burned.

[canetoad]

7. Not cynical at all

Now they all need to jump on the investigation and impeachment train. Going to be great ratings on that.