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In reply to the discussion: New York Times accused of 'sanewashing' Trump post with report on dumping 'brown liquid' [View all]Oeditpus Rex
(43,094 posts)"And seriously, how far does Trump have to go before NYT and others throw up their hands and admit he's bat shit?"
Ever heard of a libel suit?
The previous poster is correct. Too many people here are angry because the news media don't echo their own thoughts, if not words, about The Felon and his Misadministration. They don't seem to understand the great responsibility that accompanies a cobstitutionally free press.
Legitimate news media are duty-bound to report and opine only that which they're certain to be true. This is why the NYT described what came out of AI Drumpf's airplane as "brown liquid" tather than "feces." One can asdume it was feces, but assumption is the bane of every legitimate reporter's occupation.
Learn to think like an editor and an attorney, because they go together in at least one sense: if you can't prove it in court, you shouldn't put it in the paper.