@blackbirdchi.bsky.social
Former reporter and public relations professional. MA in journalism. Human rights, justice and fairness. Missing what I thought our country used to stand for
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When will this media reckoning come? I’m thinking never. New from me https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/17/trump-biden-election-media-coverage?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Yes, the media’s Biden coverage was flawed. But its reporting on Trump was far worse | Margaret Sullivan
A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president’s decline. But that distracts from a bigger problem
www.theguardian.com
Every 👏 word👏
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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The Krugman blog today on affordability gets at exactly what I think is happening, and what's missed in the vibecession debates
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Krugman blog today on affordability gets at exactly what I think is happening, and what's missed in the vibecession debates
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/affordabil...
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Ain’t nobody fighting wokeness like sleepy Don…😂
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Ain’t nobody fighting wokeness like sleepy Don…😂
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Makes you think
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Makes you think
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It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency
Snappy take from the Washington Post.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency
It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency
Snappy take from the Washington Post.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Exactly this. The gaslighting by corporate media that they just covered the “news” ignores the skewed framing #brokenpress
The media first hammered Biden on Afghanistan withdrawal (neglecting to point out it was a Trump deal)
Then they went after him for inflation (despite the US doing the best in the world)
Then they went after him for age (despite Trump being a potato)
Then they went after him for inflation (despite the US doing the best in the world)
Then they went after him for age (despite Trump being a potato)
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Exactly this. The gaslighting by corporate media that they just covered the “news” ignores the skewed framing #brokenpress
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Klobuchar: "What the president has done is taken a horrific crime that occurred in DC and went 2,400 miles away to Somali & somehow indicted an entire group of people, 80k of them in my state, as well as all naturalized citizens. This is what he does. He tries to make people hate each other."
November 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Klobuchar: "What the president has done is taken a horrific crime that occurred in DC and went 2,400 miles away to Somali & somehow indicted an entire group of people, 80k of them in my state, as well as all naturalized citizens. This is what he does. He tries to make people hate each other."
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
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Alt headline: Trump's FDA makes unsubstantiated claims about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines and children.
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Alt headline: Trump's FDA makes unsubstantiated claims about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines and children.
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Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
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"The newly released body camera footage below offers a visceral look at some of Midway Blitz’s highest-profile incidents, as agents came face to face with community members in neighborhoods across the city & suburbs."
Every frame of these videos is grotesque.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Every frame of these videos is grotesque.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’
The videos, released weeks after U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ historic order limiting agents' use of force, offer a firsthand look at flashpoint incidents from suburban Broadview, and Chicago's Lit...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The newly released body camera footage below offers a visceral look at some of Midway Blitz’s highest-profile incidents, as agents came face to face with community members in neighborhoods across the city & suburbs."
Every frame of these videos is grotesque.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Every frame of these videos is grotesque.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
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Gift article…
“The memo, obtained by The New York Times and not publicly released…”
What the hell is that supposed to mean ? Sounds like a purposeful leak to stoke misinformation… courtesy of NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
“The memo, obtained by The New York Times and not publicly released…”
What the hell is that supposed to mean ? Sounds like a purposeful leak to stoke misinformation… courtesy of NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Gift article…
“The memo, obtained by The New York Times and not publicly released…”
What the hell is that supposed to mean ? Sounds like a purposeful leak to stoke misinformation… courtesy of NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
“The memo, obtained by The New York Times and not publicly released…”
What the hell is that supposed to mean ? Sounds like a purposeful leak to stoke misinformation… courtesy of NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
The other problem is that NYT sets the tone that other news outlets follow as @nbcnews.com did yesterday in its non-bylined article #brokenpress
The NYT definitely made a choice not to add “without evidence” to this headline.
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The other problem is that NYT sets the tone that other news outlets follow as @nbcnews.com did yesterday in its non-bylined article #brokenpress
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The reviews are in on @abbydphillip ’s decision to have Stephen Miller’s wife Katie on the show👇🏽
(Here’s where Abby said it’s
her call: x.com/thetnholler/...)
(Here’s where Abby said it’s
her call: x.com/thetnholler/...)
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The reviews are in on @abbydphillip ’s decision to have Stephen Miller’s wife Katie on the show👇🏽
(Here’s where Abby said it’s
her call: x.com/thetnholler/...)
(Here’s where Abby said it’s
her call: x.com/thetnholler/...)
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"He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras. A man was killed in prison to protect him."
WHAT THE HELL
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
WHAT THE HELL
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras. A man was killed in prison to protect him."
WHAT THE HELL
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
WHAT THE HELL
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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The FDA memo claiming the COVID vaccine killed at least 10 children relies on unverified VAERS reports and ignores real pediatric COVID data. If the agency wants credibility and truly believes in “radical transparency” it must release the full evidence for independent review.
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The FDA memo claiming the COVID vaccine killed at least 10 children relies on unverified VAERS reports and ignores real pediatric COVID data. If the agency wants credibility and truly believes in “radical transparency” it must release the full evidence for independent review.
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Fascinating when the NYTimes decides to be a newspaper versus when they don't.
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Fascinating when the NYTimes decides to be a newspaper versus when they don't.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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7 million Americans protested against Trump’s tyranny on a single day last month. Just thought I’d remind folks since major media seem to think it’s a one-day story and a photo gallery instead of overwhelming evidence that there’s growing mass resistance to the regime.
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
7 million Americans protested against Trump’s tyranny on a single day last month. Just thought I’d remind folks since major media seem to think it’s a one-day story and a photo gallery instead of overwhelming evidence that there’s growing mass resistance to the regime.
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When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
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Not even a hint to readers here that Trump’s whole anti drug thing is a con job. Just stenography. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-honduras-venezuela.html
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Not even a hint to readers here that Trump’s whole anti drug thing is a con job. Just stenography. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-honduras-venezuela.html
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Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
Notice how NYT photographer Doug Mills presents the demolition of the entirety of the East Wing in a flattering way. This isn’t photojournalism. He doesn’t realize he isn’t working for Trump #badphotojournalism
President Trump’s ever-growing vision for a ballroom on the White House grounds has caused tension with contractors. His architect has taken a step back as the president personally manages the project. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
November 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Notice how NYT photographer Doug Mills presents the demolition of the entirety of the East Wing in a flattering way. This isn’t photojournalism. He doesn’t realize he isn’t working for Trump #badphotojournalism