The media went AWOL: Members of the press shied away from doing their jobs during RNC coverage

[Chimichurri]

Yeah so someone finally is pointing out the obvious. Really great read.

I think the media may have missed the biggest story of the convention — and they missed it because they were at the center of it. Take a step back and consider: A reality TV star who is best known for telling people, “You’re fired!” accepted the presidential nomination of a major party. It is surreal, something that not even Evelyn Waugh or the Philip Roth of “Our Gang” could have concocted, though as Roth once wrote, it is almost impossible these days for novelists to compete with reality.

As outrageous as Trump’s victory is, the media covering the GOP convention have become so acclimated to it that they are acclimating us, too.
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This is really humanizing Trump, said the pundits of the supposedly heart-warming stories of Trump’s parenting.

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Tiffany told the story of how, when someone “very dear to me” died, her father actually picked up the phone and called her to console her. Can you imagine that? He picked up the phone.

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Nor did I hear a single commentator mention the way Trump, in full furrowed frown and eyes narrowed to slits, would step back from the podium after a pronouncement during his speech and let the roars wash over him. I for one had never seen an American politician make that self-aggrandizing gesture, and I have seen a whole lot of political speeches.



http://www.salon.com/2016/07/27/the_media_went_awol_members_of_the_press_shied_away_from_doing_their_jobs_during_rnc_coverage_partner/

[FarPoint]

1. That about sums up the facts.

They are media failures.

[Loki]

2. Great article.

And frightening at the same time. I noticed on cable media channels, they were interviewing Republicans to constantly editorialize on our Democratic convention and even gave that Palin-wannabe, Jill Stein her 15 minutes of fame on MSNBC. What the hell? Personally, I think the reporters at the repuke convention possible feared for their lives if they should badmouth anything going on there, and I'm probably closer to right than not. Think about that.