{"id":2094154,"date":"2023-11-08T15:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-jim-acosta-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-of-time-he-saved-democracy-by-bullying-female-intern\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:44:50","slug":"cnns-jim-acosta-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-of-time-he-saved-democracy-by-bullying-female-intern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-jim-acosta-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-of-time-he-saved-democracy-by-bullying-female-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s Jim Acosta marks 5-year milestone of defending democracy through assertive questioning of female intern."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnns-jim-acosta-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-of-time-he-saved-democracy-by-bullying-female-intern%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2094154&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Have \u200cyou thanked a journalist today?<\/h2>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What happened<\/strong>: Jim Acosta, the obnoxious CNN\u200d reporter and author of <em>Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America<\/em>, celebrated the five-year anniversary of the time he \u2064saved\u2062 democracy by manhandling a female staffer trying to take away his microphone at a White House press conference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Five years ago&#8230;&#8221; the hero journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzXvjOsMU9R\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> solemnly in an Instagram post accompanied by a photo of the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4BZ8ck_7cqk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">altercation<\/a>, which resulted in the White House briefly suspending Acosta&#8217;s press credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Acosta became a #Resistance celebrity for shouting questions at former\u2064 president Donald Trump and generally behaving like a\u2063 spoiled child while casting himself as a beleaguered third-world dissident waging a lonely battle against an authoritarian regime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying<\/strong>: Acosta&#8217;s \u200bbehavior at the November 2018 press conference was &#8220;out of line,&#8221; according to former CNN host\u2062 Larry King. &#8220;You got a room full of people, all of whom have the right to ask questions. Jim might\u200c have gone a little far,&#8221; the legendary journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/larry-king-acosta-was-out-of-line-and-childish-at-press-conference-cnn-is-no-longer-news-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;To me, you know what this was? Eighth grade. It was the \u200cplayground. &#8216;That&#8217;s my ball and \u200dI wanna play today on the team.&#8217; It was childish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl agreed. &#8220;Reporters make a mistake if they appear to be too much like an opposition to the president or the resistance,&#8221; Karl <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/white-house-reporter-rips-acosta-for-acting-like-opposition-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> in 2020. He criticized Acosta in his own book\u2014every reporter who covered Trump \u200dwrote a book about it\u2014for acting like an &#8220;opinion journalist&#8221; and undermining &#8220;the credibility of the White House press corps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: Marking this special anniversary \u2064reminds us that when it comes to defending American democracy, journalists are just as courageous (if not more so) than the enlisted <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/satire\/journalists-are-the-real-heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soldiers<\/a> who risk \u200ctheir lives in battle. If you see \u2063a journalist today, please give them a hug and thank them for their service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/satire\/journalists-are-the-real-heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump-Era Journos: Will America Ever Be Worthy of Their Sacrifice?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/clown-news-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REMINDER: CNN Is a Clown \u200dNetwork Run by Creeps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/jim-acosta-comedy-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: CNN Comedy Hour With Jim Acosta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BREAKING NEWS: Jim Acosta Reports on Jim Acosta | SUPERcuts! #504\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jX7ZVWi6R5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c In what ways \u200ddoes Acosta&#8217;s confrontational style of journalism have\u2062 a detrimental\u2063 effect on the profession as a whole?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  As eighth-grade maturity level on the part of Acosta.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Others \u200bin the \u200dmedia industry have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-extends-proxy-voting-policy-that-republicans-sued-her-over-last-year\/\" title=\"Pelosi Extends Proxy Voting Policy That Republicans Sued Her Over Last Year\">expressed similar sentiments<\/a>. Jill\u2063 Abramson,\u200c former executive \u200deditor of The New York Times, called Acosta&#8217;s behavior &#8220;disruptive&#8221; and questioned \u200dthe ethics of \u2062his actions. \u2062&#8221;As\u2062 journalists,\u200b our role is\u2063 to report the news, not become the news,&#8221; Abramson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/nyt-editor-jill-abramson-criticizes-cnns-jim-acosta-for-disruptive-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bigger picture<\/strong>:\u2064 While\u200c some may consider Acosta&#8217;s confrontational style as \u200da form of assertive journalism, it is important to acknowledge the\u2064 detrimental \u2064effects\u2064 it has on the profession as a whole. Journalists are meant to serve as neutral \u2063observers, delivering news and information to\u200d the\u2062 public\u2063 without injecting their personal biases \u2064or agenda.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u2062rise of &#8220;activist journalism&#8221; has blurred the lines between reporting\u2063 and advocating. Journalists like Acosta prioritize sensationalism and personal fame over objective reporting,\u200c resulting in a loss of trust in the media as \u2064a reliable source of information.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2062 erosion of \u200ctrust is particularly concerning in today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-jim-acosta-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-of-time-he-saved-democracy-by-bullying-female-intern\/\" title=\"CNN's Jim Acosta marks 5-year milestone of defending democracy through assertive questioning of female intern.\">highly polarized political \u200bclimate<\/a>. The public&#8217;s faith in \u2064the media is already \u200dfragile, with accusations of bias \u2063and fake news circulating on a\u2064 regular basis. Journalists \u2064should be striving to rebuild that faith\u200d by adhering to the principles of honesty, integrity, and\u2064 accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2062crucial to remember that journalists play a \u2064crucial role in \u2063society. They \u200buncover stories,\u2063 hold those in\u200c power accountable, and provide\u2064 information for \u200ban informed citizenry. Without a free and independent press, \u2062democracy cannot thrive.<\/p>\n<p>So, why should we be thanking journalists? By expressing \u200dgratitude \u2064for their \u2063dedication and\u2064 commitment to the truth, we not only encourage responsible journalism but also\u200d show our support for democracy itself.<\/p>\n<p>While it is true that journalists make mistakes and have different perspectives, the overall work they do cannot be undermined. Their tireless efforts to uncover the truth and provide accurate \u2063information should \u2063not go unnoticed\u200d or unappreciated.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200dcrucial to remember that journalists are human\u200c beings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-to-ban-parler-over-lack-of-content-moderation\/\" title=\"Big tech to ban Parler over lack of content moderation\">facing immense pressure<\/a>, often in dangerous situations,\u200b to bring us the news. They deserve our \u200cthanks and \u200drecognition for their invaluable \u2063contributions to our\u2063 society.<\/p>\n<p>So, next time\u2063 you come across a journalist,\u200c thank them for their hard \u200cwork. Let them know that their efforts are essential, and their dedication to reporting the truth is valued. By doing so, we can reaffirm our faith in the importance \u2063of a free press\u2064 and its vital role in\u200b sustaining democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you thanked a journalist today? 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