MSNBC pundit Rachel Maddow said it is “irresponsible” of news organizations to carry former President Trump’s remarks when they know he is going to make false statements.
As the network cut away from Trump’s Super Tuesday victory speech, Maddow said whether to provide live continuous coverage of the former president’s public remarks “is a decision that we revisit constantly.”
The balance, she said, is “between allowing somebody to knowingly lie on your air about things they’ve lied about before — and you can predict they are going to lie about.”
“And so, therefore, it is just irresponsible to allow them to do that,” she continued in comments first highlighted by Mediaite.
Is it news? Are you a news station?
Yes, it’s terrible that a remarkable number of our population are a bunch of easily manipulated morons. Let’s also shift our attention towards that while you continue to report the news.
While you’re at it, stop your ongoing efforts to manipulate an emotionally unstable population who can’t tell the difference between opinions and biased reporting and actual journalism.
The blog-ification of “news” needs to be addressed. I certainly appreciate the insight of experts and academics but the packaging of personal assessments and opinions by talking heads as News continues to be a disservice to the fourth pillar of democracy.
You can only trust us to tell you what to think. Don’t watch candidates give a speech. We’ll let you know what you need to know. Now go out and vote being fully informed with what we’ve decided.