Yep. There’s an almost irresistible tendency when doing descriptive writing to try to make sense of things we see and hear, even if they don’t make sense. Because if you write something that doesn’t make sense, the reader may blame the you, the writer. The trick is to write…
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 5, 2024
Wouldn’t it be refreshing if the New York Times wrote a headline that read: “JD Vance Lies About Kamala Harris.”
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) September 2, 2024
I keep dreaming. Instead we get a watered-down home-page headline about “inaccurate claims” and an opaque, judgment-free main headline on the story itself. pic.twitter.com/JSIyJwLyje
From @Sulliview, who is so on target here about NYT.
— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) September 1, 2024
An ugly case of 'false balance' in the New York Times https://t.co/Ive5vdQMhS
It's worth noting that in its write-up of this event, NYT didn't even mention this unhinged, false rant. https://t.co/hXeHrafZSG
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) September 2, 2024
Almost every day there is a headline that gives agency and the "upper hand" to Trump & enablers, and subtly or openly creates doubts about Democrats' competency. Also repeatedly casts Dems in defensive role- **as though Trump was still president.** https://t.co/1pLPLI03Fk
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) September 1, 2024
Sad! 