American journalism is collapsing before our eyes
Web Publication: New York Post, by Michael Goodwin
It couldn’t happen to nicer people
It is not news that virtually all major media is partisan and liberal – this has been documented for decades. In this article, however, Michael Goodwin claims that Trump is in the media’s bullseye to an unprecedented degree. As a ‘Never-Trumper,’ I can’t say Trump should not be targeted for quality of his positions, but yes, the media onslaught is out of control, unprofessional, and unfair. I say this even as a non-fan of Trump.
The idea I find most interesting is Goodwin’s proposal that the mainstream media will not recover from their blatant failure of professional objectivity. He may be right. Major media has been able to deflect the bias accusation with impunity for years. This is a new season in history. The genie of the populist movement will not go back in the bottle, and the mainstream media is one ‘Bastille’ of an institution that has a bullseye on it. It couldn’t happen to nicer people.