A journalistic own goal
November 22, 2016 § 13 Comments
Apparently top media executives and media personalities were invited to an off the record meeting with the President Elect. In this off the record meeting the President Elect accused them of being unethical liars. They proceeded to prove his point by publishing stories about the off the record meeting.
Zippy Catholic 
Ha!
What I am really hoping for here are follow up storylines like “Wolf Blitzer could not be reached for comment.”
Also it kind of raises the question of a journalist being his own anonymous source.
“I could not be reached for comment.”
One thing that Trump has done that I, at least, consider pretty unambiguously wonderful is utterly eviscerate the media throughout the election. It’s really been a joy to watch.
I suppose “my office mates could not be reached for comment” or an anonymous source two cubicles over are real possibilities here.
The lulz just keep on coming this election cycle.
“Journalist publishes selfie of The Donald giving him a wedgie.”
There are so many possible blog titles that the mind reels.
The medium has become the media. The news is reporting on the news.
[…] Source: Zippy Catholic […]
Off the record?
Following is a transcript of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s interview on Tuesday with reporters, editors and opinion columnists from The New York Times. The transcription was prepared by Liam Stack, Jonah Engel Bromwich, Karen Workman and Tim Herrera of The Times.
ARTHUR SULZBERGER Jr., publisher of The New York Times: Thank you very much for joining us. And I want to reaffirm this is on the record.
DONALD J. TRUMP, President-elect of the United States: O.K.
[…] Wrath of the god-emperor. Related: Trump: Steps ahead. Related: Change is coming. Related: Media SJW’s double-down. Related: Own goal. […]
This kind of self-refuting response is, of course, business-as-usual under political correctness – more than that, it reinforces the necessary psychotic disconnect required by mainstream modern life.
vetdoctor:
Different meeting.
Trump is quite the master manipulator – gives the media rope, and they dutifully hang themselves with it.