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but it's not his job to be nice to the press. It might be a bad strategy to constantly berate them, but at the end of the day he will be judged on his performance.

it is also not Trump's job to form this narrative that only his words or certain news outlets are true

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On the other hand, it IS a core part of the media's job to cover news objectively. If they aren't sifting through the nonsense to bring us what is truly important, then what good are they????

unfortunately, the days of objective news is all but gone

objectiveness is boring, it doesn't make money

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Posted by Duke

Twin Lakes, CO

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:43 am to Salmon

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objectiveness is boring, it doesn't make money

What does that say about us and the problems in our political system?

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Posted by Y.A. Tittle

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 2/14/17 at 9:48 am to Salmon

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it is also not Trump's job to form this narrative that only his words or certain news outlets are true

Ehhh, it's an elected politician's "job" to protect himself politically as much as he can. That's not a value judgment type point (I'm not arguing it's necessarily inherently good), it's just a logical expected occurrence, no matter what side of the aisle we're talking about.

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Posted by BigJim

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2010

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Posted on 2/14/17 at 10:05 am to Salmon

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it is also not Trump's job to form this narrative that only his words or certain news outlets are true

Yes it is. Any politician will try to sell that their version of the truth is the one you ought to listen to.

We, as citizens, have to sort out the competing claims. The media should be our allies in this (if not our surrogates). Instead they contribute to the problem.

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