Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will be an aggressive operation to discredit news organizations deemed hostile to President Trump by publicizing damaging information about journalists.

It is the latest step in a long-running effort by Mr. Trump and his allies to undercut the influence of legitimate news reporting. Four people familiar with the operation described how it works, asserting that it has compiled dossiers of potentially embarrassing social media posts and other public statements by hundreds of people who work at some of the country’s most prominent news organizations.

The group has already released information about journalists at CNN, The Washington Post and The New York Times — three outlets that have aggressively investigated Mr. Trump — in response to reporting or commentary that the White House’s allies consider unfair to Mr. Trump and his team or harmful to his re-election prospects.

Operatives have closely examined more than a decade’s worth of public posts and statements by journalists, the people familiar with the operation said. Only a fraction of what the network claims to have uncovered has been made public, the people said, with more to be disclosed as the 2020 election heats up. The research is said to extend to members of journalists’ families who are active in politics, as well as liberal activists and other political opponents of the president.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/us/politics/trump-allies-news-media.html

[msongs]

1. and the cowardly media will beg for more. disgusting nt

[Roy Rolling]

11. Stop slamming "the media"

If you want to slam the decisions of clueless executives of networks be specific. Slamming “the media” is a right-wing propaganda tactic and doesn’t belong here.

Hundreds of thousands of progressives toil in the media, doing professional work of outstanding quality.

Including them in rants is “kill the messenger” mentality. Most of those who work in media are hardworking, union people. Please be more selective with your criticism. Thanks.

[Thekaspervote]

13. This!!

[Flaleftist]

2. That sounds a tad authoritarian.

No surprise there, though.

[Archae]

3. Who are these people?

[Lock him up.]

4. Sycophants n t

[Archae]

7. I'd like to see names.

[Scarsdale]

14. Members of the

gop who accepted Russian money. Also really rich cretins who are not satisfied with their tax breaks and want more. Certainly nobody in the group is a "fine upstanding citizen concerned about the USA"

[SergeStorms]

8. Who are they?

They're fascists, Archae. Stinking democracy murdering fascists. At this point I really don't know if we can stem the tide of runaway fascism in the United States. Trump opened the door wide so these bastards would come pouring in. They won't leave peacefully, we know that much, and the damage they're doing may be irreparable.

[Lock him up.]

5. It won't work.

Asian markets are sinking...
https://www.cnbc.com/asia-markets/

[Instant Liberal]

6. So.... just good ole fashion blackmail then, is it?

These folks seem to think that they're the only ones with sources and substantiated facts. Let them run their smear. It will only make them look the more foolish when it's proven untrue and we publish backed up accounts of not an nicities toward the GOP and these very aids that help them. Nobody's life is private. They think they're secure?

[Thekaspervote]

17. Indeed! And the news organizations should be prepared to support their journalists with libel suits

[canetoad]

9. "Operatives"

are mentioned in the fourth paragraph. Who is paying these people? Trump campaign? It's no small job to scan 'a decade's worth of work' and draw conclusions from it.

If not the campaign, are they partisan volunteers?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. They can't counter the TRUTHful message, so they attack the messengers and their families. . . . nt

[chowder66]

12. How about proof these "operatives" are not Russians or North Koreans, etc.?

He's president, he's held to a higher standard - though he wouldn't know a standard if it hit him in the face.

[Kid Berwyn]

15. Enemies of the People

[BlueIdaho]

16. Sine when does the White House - any White House have

Un-named operatives?

[Sucha NastyWoman]

18. Need to fight back

Make it a 2 way street since these guys are usually the world’s biggest hypocrites. Expose their weaknesses for all to see.