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Elaine Waxer's avatar

That’s why I read The Guardian as well as the NYT and the LATimes. They are more of an investigative and international factual newspaper.

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Karen Gold's avatar

Of course Trump is “agreeing to” a Fox hosted campaign event, not a debate. The Harris campaign has already replied that she is planning on the originally scheduled Sept 10 debate on ABC.

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KittyLiterate's avatar

He is always trying to shake things up, shock or surprise people, put them off their game and on guard. Well, he has a formidable opponent here...one who actually knows what DEI is. Blech.

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Terry Cook's avatar

Watch out for the head fake, you're now doubting the media. If he can't con you into being a believer, then a doubter will be fine.

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Paul Melvin's avatar

I had a similar reaction just browsing the WAPO and NYT changing headlines. I have to wonder if it’s just trump camp strategies to “control the news cycle”, weird.

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Patris's avatar

They’re hoping for whiplash

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Pace Walker Bolling's avatar

Just plain weird, but evidently working.

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Linda Morland's avatar

That’s why I get most of my information from you, Heather, Joyce Vance, Adam Kinzinger and Jess Piper. I hate having to fact check NYT and WAPO. It’s just weird the way they seem to play to Don-Old “The Biggest Weirdo”.

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Liza Donnelly's avatar

Thank you. I will try to be as factual as humanly possible.

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Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

Thanks for this! I saw the news too ;(

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Patricia's avatar

Why didn’t they contact Fox and the Harris campaign to confirm? Very sloppy or worse!

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Jo Walters's avatar

He's trying to make it look like she won't debate him. He's sleazing around to now dominate the "fake news."

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steve rensch's avatar

We need a designated fact-checker for the press. I don't believe these are just mistakes;: the press has whored itself.

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Doug McIntosh's avatar

I stopped watching network news several years ago, when even my favorite anchor seemed to emphasize a liberal viewpoint- even though I am a liberal. It seemed like I had a weight lifted from me, not being drilled every night with ‘hard’ news. I still trust NPR and the NY Times. But even there it is hard for them to completely avoid the absurdity and misinformation spewing from the MAGA side. It often seems so ludicrous it has to be difficult to honestly report it.

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Liza Donnelly's avatar

I agree. While I like some on MSNBC, they are too partisan sometimes for my taste. CNN is seemingly less partisan. NPR may be the best.

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James Freeman's avatar

Believe it when you can actually see it, with tRump that’s the only truth.

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KittyLiterate's avatar

You know, when you called him out on his lies the other day (night, whatever) in your post, I was thrilled. Why in heaven's name aren't more of the media doing this? I was proud of the reporter who kept calm when he said she was using a nasty tone....because he is too stupid to know what DEI means.,,, Nasty? See the pot calling the kettle black....Oh, but I forgot, he's color blind when it comes to Black and white. You know, when they create a new dictionary, under the word "liar," the definition should be "Tump," or "Trump-like." But really, he makes no sense anymore, and it's getting worse every day. I think I need some Gelato and to watch a few double twisted, back flipped, synchronized dives.

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Liza Donnelly's avatar

She was terrific. Many are saying Rachel Scott conducted a master class in tough interviewing.

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KittyLiterate's avatar

Indeed. God bless her courage. When he couldn't answer a question, he resorted to the "nasty woman" answer. Blech. I am so grateful for the Olympics which is taking my mind off him for a while. How inspiring these athletes are.

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Gérard Mclean's avatar

It appears with our syndicated MSM that a lie made its way halfway around the world before the truth pulled on its pants. That is the problem with the AP Feed… once a story gets shoved into that cannon, it fires off everywhere.

Kamala Harris should issue a one world statement. “NUTS” … DonOLD is of that age where he will get the reference.

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Fiber and Other Yarns's avatar

These purposefully misleading "Headlyings" need a definition. Please help me work on one while I try to get rid of the resultant headache.

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Liza Donnelly's avatar

Yes, they do! Twisted little messes, aren't they?

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Susan Linehan's avatar

I have been getting more and more skeptical of the Big Time MSM. I don't watch TV, so I can't speak to TV news. But NYT and WaPo have, on domestic politics, seem to have turned proto-Foix (I hate liver). Or at least their headline writers have. What has bugged me most is headlines that contradict what the stories actually say. The writers must be livid.

I do see hope--reader protest is clearly making them change their more outrageous headlines. I've always been OK with opinion pieces being what I consider Neanderthal. But I really object to stories that purport to be straight news turning twisted.

I still subscribe to both. In part it is because that gives me a chance to comment and raise my voice. It is also because on other types of news, particularly international, they do good investigative work. I agree that one has to stop RELYING on them for news or one will be misled.

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