Jonathan Capehart on Why He Won't Tolerate Nonsense and Lies - iGen Politics Podcast

[Rhiannon12866]

Jill and Victor are joined by journalist Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about finding your way in politics and journalism, how essential it is to have diverse experiences, and the need to chase opportunities. They also look at the importance of message discipline in governance, and the value of listening and staying true to your values while covering current events.

[CentralMass]

1. Like when in 2016 he wrote the article for the WAPO "Stop Sending This Photo Of Bernie Sanders

Around" ? In which he wrote an opinion peice stating that a a photo of Bernie Sanders at a sit-in for the Committee on Racial Equality during his University of Chicago days was not him and in fact another student named Bruce Rappaport based on an article written by Time Magazine the previous November. In January of 2016 someone st the University of Chicago Archivel changed the caption of the photo from Bernie Sanders to Bruce Rappaport despite the matter not a being settled. Sanders had been using the photo in his presidential campaign

Rather than me drone on about it with my inadequate writing skills I'll post the link to this article that details the saga.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/the-jonathan-capehart-saga-or-why-progressives-hav/

In thatJanuary the original Civil Right photographer, named Danny Lyon, who had seen the original Time story, published a blog post affirming the fact that the activist in question was Bernie Sanders. He told the same thing to Phaidon in early February. Lyons came fowardd with more photo and the "contact sheets" proved that it was Sanders. Time wrote a retraction and the University Of Chicago Archive chaged the photo captions back to Bernie Sanders.
However Jonathin Capehardt who had been on Chris Matthew's show doubling down on the its not Bernie story never recanted his story or apologized. Not the end of the world except Jonathan Capehardts live in boyfriend was
"Nick Schmit, who was the travel compliance director for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign, worked with the Clinton Foundation before that, and had a job in her state department."

So the whole business was not the end of the world except Capehardt has not disclosed his personal connection and the fact that the Clinton campaign had used this to cast doubts on Sanders Civil Right bonfides warranted more the doubleing down by Capehardt and anything less then an apology and retraction of his story was unacceptable.

I lost my respect for Caoehardt after this. I was a regular watcher of MSNBC back then and felt he blew his journalistic integrity out o.f the water.in this.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Wow! Interesting saga, thanks!

I know someone else who's not a fan of Capehart, that could be one reason why.

[nuxvomica]

3. Me too. And I had been a fan

His defense was that this was "his opinion" yet this was a matter of fact, so he was asserting that opinions are acceptable even in factual issues. That's something we hear from the other side all too often.