Some people I like are replying, "No, this was okay, at least Moran pushed back," and there is certainly room for differing opinions about how this was handled. But I think those differing opinions are, in part, because we have set our standard for how journalists should confront liars too low. - ThreadSky

markharris.bsky.social • 52 days ago

Some people I like are replying, "No, this was okay, at least Moran pushed back," and there is certainly room for differing opinions about how this was handled. But I think those differing opinions are, in part, because we have set our standard for how journalists should confront liars too low.

Reposted from Mark Harris

Jesus Christ. You can't say "It's contested." You can't say "Agree to disagree." You can't say "Let's move on." You have to say, "Mr. President, that is a lie." If it means he never talks to you again or yells at your boss, THAT'S FINE. What have you lost? More "opportunities" like this one?

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jester-bravo.bsky.social•49 days ago

That's the most payback the rapist has seen literally ANYWHERE in 3 months. Yeah, our standards are pretty low. Encourage his behavior so more try doing SOMETHING to push back.

Booker got so much hate for his Senate floor speech being poorly performative, but at least it was SOMETHING.

ericcolumbus.bsky.social•52 days ago

Moran pushed back by endorsing a claim that was only slightly less absurd👇👇

chrisswartout.bsky.social•52 days ago

Too much deference. Wish our journalists had a bit more of the British style.

cryforashadow.bsky.social•52 days ago

Agreed.

urocklive1.bsky.social•52 days ago

I absolutely agree. There are no acceptable words that will adequately express my disappointment and disgust with the press when it comes to handling Trump. It's just pathetic.

ncyankeegirl.bsky.social•51 days ago

Absolutely - was a slippery slope letting people lie and journalists just sitting there with their thumbs up their asses…. and here we are. If they can’t go back at lies - find a new job.

your-friend-geoff.bsky.social•52 days ago

neonymousbosh.bsky.social•49 days ago

The media is so cowed by every little thing that even him saying “It’s Photoshop” seems like a victory. What I want to know is, who makes the decisions as to how journalists fail to push back? And how are those decisions made?

drvickyharris.bsky.social•51 days ago

Moran was a complete wimp.

mkatepaski.bsky.social•52 days ago

Trump hangs onto a lie or whatever he thinks is true and doesn’t let go. It didn’t matter what TM said, trump loves to lie and create the viral moment.

notimeforbs.bsky.social•51 days ago

There's a reason why everyone shares "amazing" clips of when a foreign journalist corners one of our politicians..
Our bar is pathetically low.

moosewithablanket.bsky.social•51 days ago

A huge problem with the news is how everything is reported as an opinion. They're literally doing a worse job than during Trump's first term.

notafanoftrump.bsky.social•51 days ago

In what reality did Moran push back? He had ample opportunity to push back but instead chose to let Trump walk all over him, lie his ass off and then avoided confrontation by repeatedly saying “Let’s move on.” It was an excellent example of how not to be a journalist

sunny72.bsky.social•52 days ago

Something like this would have been great:👇
https://bsky.app/profile/nickleveski.bsky.social/post/3lnyujgy4l22k

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