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In reply to the discussion: Let me make something clear to everyone. [View all]matt819
(10,749 posts)Journalists undoubtedly have sources at the upper levels of any number of federal agencies. They wouldn't be doing their jobs if they didn't. But they also probably have friends and friends of friends ans spouses of friends who work at all levels of federal agencies.
Some - many? - of these sorts of people are in positions to provide ground level views of what's going on. Of attitudes, expectations, corruption, waste/fraud/mismanagement, etc. Surely these journalists can find stories of the kind of things the OP refers to. Of directives to STFU about everything, of directives to skew reporting, of the impact of budget cuts. Yes, we know that the government is destroying places sacred to the Native Americans. We know of decisions that have horrifying environmental impacts. But what about gridlock and ineptitude created by trump appointees in agencies that perform important functions, e.g., veterans services, air safety and transportation safety overall, public education - not at the macro level but at the ground level, where we can see the impact on real people in real communities - red and blue.
Or maybe I'm just pissing up a rope expecting any of this to be reported.