The paid Trump surrogates help CNN keep his supporters engaged with their shows, but it also sends their own reporters busy chasing after many of their false claims. That's not a virtuous news cycle. It's an insidious one.
I'm not at an extreme, but I do think that Donald Trump is a self-created creature. But the media has feasted on his spectacle and he wouldn't live w… - David Folkenflik
I'm not at an extreme, but I do think that Donald Trump is a self-created creature. But the media has feasted on his spectacle and he wouldn't live w…
- David Folkenflik
The press is supposed to equip people to act as citizens and not just consumers of programming that happens to be news. - David Folkenflik
The press is supposed to equip people to act as citizens and not just consumers of programming that happens to be news.
I think there's been an overestimation of how much the press can shape coverage and people's decisions. - David Folkenflik
I think there's been an overestimation of how much the press can shape coverage and people's decisions.
Each time that Donald Trump promises to come forward with something, when you actually get to the point of disclosure it seems as though there's a lo… - David Folkenflik
Each time that Donald Trump promises to come forward with something, when you actually get to the point of disclosure it seems as though there's a lo…
Trump's - has great negatives, enormous negatives, a lot of people say they simply won't vote for him. So if he's gotten media, maybe it hasn't done … - David Folkenflik
Trump's - has great negatives, enormous negatives, a lot of people say they simply won't vote for him. So if he's gotten media, maybe it hasn't done …
I think it's very important to be able to hear from our public leaders in ways that they can't entirely orchestrate, seeing them speak live and unscr… - David Folkenflik
I think it's very important to be able to hear from our public leaders in ways that they can't entirely orchestrate, seeing them speak live and unscr…
After all, the reporters are the ones who get to ask the questions. - David Folkenflik
After all, the reporters are the ones who get to ask the questions.
You know, trust in the press, polls show - from Pew and other places - have gone down significantly over the years. Maybe the press doesn't have that… - David Folkenflik
You know, trust in the press, polls show - from Pew and other places - have gone down significantly over the years. Maybe the press doesn't have that…
The paid Trump surrogates help CNN keep his supporters engaged with their shows, but it also sends their own reporters busy chasing after many of the… - David Folkenflik
The paid Trump surrogates help CNN keep his supporters engaged with their shows, but it also sends their own reporters busy chasing after many of the…
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