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Hortensis

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5. By far most of the time, they don't know the full truth or have definitive proof.

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Tue Jun 15, 2021, 03:34 PM

Jun 2021

BUT they are rewarded for guessing, interpreting, evaluating and insinuating according to the "themes" (think influence narratives) their employers and/or the shows they're invited to talk on want pushed. Don't cooperate, you don't get invited back.

I remember a Morning Joe/daytime MSNBC regular thinking he could coax the "panel" into stopping pushing a lie about Hillary (he'd clearly gotten fed up with what he was part of). Wrong. He was blackballed that morning from the entire MSNBC lineup. Poof! Gone!

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Nicole Just Said That Reporters Who Cover The DOJ Are Duty Bound... [View all] Me. Jun 2021 OP

"...generous interpretation..." is definitely not equal to truth... dchill Jun 2021 #1

Well put and true. benfranklin1776 Jun 2021 #4

washington has learned how to keep the press compliant. Voltaire2 Jun 2021 #2

This understanding highlights how incompetent the Trump admin was. RegularJam Jun 2021 #3

By far most of the time, they don't know the full truth or have definitive proof. Hortensis Jun 2021 #5

There Is Certainly Truth In That Me. Jun 2021 #6

As you say. But most often they do not know everything, and they Hortensis Jun 2021 #11

"if Nicolle feels a need to push back": Me. Jun 2021 #12

She identifies as an r Marthe48 Jun 2021 #7

She Identifies As A Former Me. Jun 2021 #13

"But..." was the beginning of her next paragraph Hekate Jun 2021 #8

Thank You For THat Reminder Me. Jun 2021 #14

Assuming the worst interpretation is likely more accurate with MF45's administration. nt wiggs Jun 2021 #9

I guess maybe you can get the girl out of the republi-CON party, calimary Jun 2021 #10

This giant influence narrative that Biden's DoJ is corrupt like Trump's, Hortensis Jun 2021 #15

Quite Me. Jun 2021 #18

Hear, hear! ShazzieB Jun 2021 #22

Looks like someone can't handle the truth Sewa Jun 2021 #23

There was a reference in the OP to 1/2 of what she said. The BUT was left out. Hekate Jun 2021 #26

Without the media.... SergeStorms Jun 2021 #16

"Don't rile up the peasantry" not fooled Jun 2021 #17

Oh hell no! onecaliberal Jun 2021 #19

Are they Reporters, or Influencers? These days it's hard to tell. sop Jun 2021 #20

Reporters And Sources Make Deals All Of The Time DallasNE Jun 2021 #21

And What About Maggie Haberman? Me. Jun 2021 #24

Generous when they only know some of the facts, maybe. Generous when they know the whole story? NO. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2021 #25