Why Is The Corporate Media So Damned Soft in Scrutinizing Donald Trump?

[GoLeft TV]

It really seems like every time Donald Trump spouts nonsense out of his mouth, there are zero consequences. The corporate media simply refuses to bury him with scrutiny. So, what gives here? Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this.

[talha]

1. Love it

Love it

[AuntPatsy]

2. Good question, in a saner world this whole fiasco would be considered woo and the

bearer of such tidings would be heavily mocked, strange times....

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Because he is good for ratings. Though, really, they have been soft

on most candidates.

Trump is vindictive, and would shut off access.

[iandhr]

4. Indeed.

Ratings is the only thing they care about.

[mitty14u2]

5. As Trump Pimps America Self Funding Lies Money to Start Raining Down

The Media Loves Trump Like a Gold Digger Hitting it Rich a Presidential Reality Show. Trump “self funding” Loaning yourself money is going to turn into the Fat Cats have arrived, dumping millions into trumps coffers, ASAP. The Media already hates Hillary now they are going to gamble again, Ratings over substance, its just business. We could end up with this creaton as president.

Trump said this morning on MSNBC he is talking to Reince Priebus about funding.

Donald Trump Is Paying Himself to Run for President


Trump even has his own companies to manage payroll, Trump Payroll Corp. and Trump Tower Commercial LLC, where tens of thousands of dollars are regularly funneled before landing in the pockets of his well-compensated staff.
A look through the disbursements of the rest of the Republican field—Cruz, Marco Rubio, Kasich, and Carson—shows that Trump is the only candidate who pays businesses with his name in the title.
And although Trump’s staffers do seem to fly commercial from time to time, he is also the only candidate who uses campaign funds to pay for his own fleet of private aircrafts, or in fact the only candidate with his own fleet of private aircrafts at all.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/01/donald-trump-is-paying-himself-to-run-for-president.html

[Geronimoe]

6. Is corporate media making Americans stupid?

No, you have to be stupid to waste your time watching it.

[randr]

7. He is their cash cow for now.

[rtracey]

8. WHY?

Because this fuck bubble is going to be phenominal ratings for every station he goes on. They let him telephone in everywhere..I basically quit watching MSM tv, MSNBC has gone to the shits....

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. Because they LOVE to cover him, without actually, you know, being hard enough to kill the Golden

Goose he's become.

Chart from March 2016:

[Nitram]

11. Most of the coverage I've seen is negative and scornful towards Trump.

[Nitram]

10. I don't know what you're talking about. I get my news from the Washinmgton Post and NPR, and

they both have laid bare Trump's past failures and present lies frequently and in depth. I don't watch TV. If that's where you get your news, I'm surprised you aren't a Trump voter.

[zebonaut]

12. Ratings