{"id":2144809,"date":"2024-01-09T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-campaign-doesnt-brief-the-media-it-colludes-with-them\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T18:32:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:32:58","slug":"bidens-campaign-doesnt-brief-the-media-it-colludes-with-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-campaign-doesnt-brief-the-media-it-colludes-with-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s campaign colludes, not briefs, with the media"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fbidens-campaign-doesnt-brief-the-media-it-colludes-with-them%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=2144809&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>A Sneak Peek\u2064 into Biden&#8217;s Campaign Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>A short item this week on the news site Semafor had an interesting way of describing the existing dynamic between the national news media and Joe Biden\u2019s angry reelection\u2063 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>It said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/newsletter\/01\/07\/2024\/after-the-slap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden\u2019s team has<\/a> \u200c\u201cbegun\u2062 organizing a series of off-the-record trips for top political reporters and editors\u201d to meet up at campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, for the purpose of \u201cbackground briefings on campaign strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Behind\u2062 the Scenes Manipulation<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019d like to think that the person who authored the article is just hopelessly naive, but it\u2019s Ben Smith, who has been\u2062 running in these circles for what feels like three lifetimes. \u2064So he \u2062certainly knows that contrary to his depiction, these aren\u2019t boring scenes where curious reporters show up\u200b to get a rundown of Biden\u2019s campaign schedule and \u200cthemes. That\u2019s not\u2062 what happens.<\/p>\n<p>What happens is the nation\u2019s most influential media outlets send representatives to a Democrat candidate\u2019s facilities \u2014 in this case, Biden\u2019s campaign headquarters \u2014 to coordinate what their coming \u201cnews coverage\u201d should look like, according to the Democrat\u2019s needs and\u2063 preferences. Thusly, Smith wrote that in these recent meetings, \u201cCampaign officials have chafed\u200c at some of the coverage of former President Donald Trump, feeling that outlets are too focused on his legal troubles and haven\u2019t paid enough attention to some of his incendiary recent statements on the \u2064campaign trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u2063other words, CNN and MSNBC are about \u2064to start showing a lot more clips from Trump rallies wherein he says something that\u2019s supposed to offend \u200cthe audience.\u2063 And if it doesn\u2019t, no problem. Jake \u200bTapper and Joe Scarborough \u200bwill be on hand to \u200bhelpfully explain why it should. Over and over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already seen <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/12\/19\/biden-white-house-gets-media-to-spread-nazi-style-propaganda-that-trump-is-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a version of this<\/a> play out in recent days. Not even a month ago, in\u200d perfect unison, the media reupped their Trump-is-Hitler \u200croutine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Media&#8217;s Role \u2062in Shaping the Narrative<\/h3>\n<p>Associated Press, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/border-security-ukraine-congress-senate-biden-cb8d4e3ad8271323cfd9294b527d6615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 18<\/a>: \u201cSenate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era \u2018blood\u2019 rhetoric against immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/12\/18\/trump-immigrants-invasion-dehumanizing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 18<\/a>: \u201cThat language has caused alarm among some civil \u200drights advocates and immigrant groups, who \u2064have compared it to the writings of Adolf\u2062 Hitler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/17\/us\/politics\/trump-nevada-immigration-electors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 17<\/a>: \u201cIn New Hampshire on Saturday,\u200d he told the \u2064crowd that immigrants were \u2018poisoning the blood of our country,\u2019 a comment that previously drew condemnation \u200dbecause of echoes to [sic] language used by white \u2062supremacists and Adolf Hitler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reuters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-repeats-poisoning-blood-anti-immigrant-remark-2023-12-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 16<\/a>:\u200d \u201cDonald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Saturday that undocumented immigrants\u2064 were \u2018poisoning the blood of our\u2064 country,\u2019 repeating language that \u200dhas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-greatest-atrocity-in-human-history-mccarthy-condemns-marjorie-taylor-greenes-holocaust-comparisons\/\" title=\"\u2018The Greatest Atrocity In Human History\u2019: McCarthy Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s Holocaust Comparisons\">previously drawn criticism<\/a> as xenophobic and echoing of Nazi rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Unable to help themselves, \u2064Biden campaign officials then rushed to Politico to brag that it was all their idea. That \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/12\/19\/biden-trump-hitler-00132367?nname=playbook&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&#038;nrid=0000014e-f115-dd93-ad7f-f915a6170001&#038;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a> \u2062 explicitly quoted Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-gets-media-to-spread-nazi-style-propaganda-that-trump-is-hitler\/\" title=\"Biden administration uses media to spread false propaganda comparing Trump to Hitler\">campaign communications director claiming<\/a> that Trump is \u201cgoing to echo\u2062 the rhetoric of Hitler and Mussolini,\u2063 and we\u2019re going to make sure that people \u2063understand just how serious that is every single time.\u201d (The \u201crhetoric\u201d in question was Trump\u2019s perfectly innocuous mantra that the unmanageable hordes of impoverished migrants \u200bunlawfully dumping themselves over\u2064 the southern border are \u201cpoisoning\u201d the country by chipping away at its social and legal fabric.)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s never a hard sell \u2064for a Democrat to get the media to pick up its preferred storyline. \u2063Biden \u2064slurs through those <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/30\/medias-2024-pitch-to-america-be-poor-because-democracy-depends-on-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cTrump is a threat to democracy!\u201d<\/a> \u200b speeches with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-and-their-media-allies-plan-to-assassinate-trumps-presidency-again\/\" title=\"Democrats and media allies plot to undermine Trump's presidency, once more\">mind-numbing repetition<\/a>, and the accomplice media take the cue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA second Trump term \u2018poses a threat to the existence of America as we know it,\u2019 says The Atlantic\u2019s top editor\u201d\u2014 CNN.com, \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/12\/05\/media\/second-trump-term-threat-atlantic-editor\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIF TRUMP WINS: \u2062The staff \u2063of The Atlantic on the threat a\u200d second term poses to American democracy\u201d\u2014 The Atlantic, \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/01\/donald-trump-second-term-policies\/676176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy a Second Trump Presidency May Be More\u200b Radical Than His First\u201d\u2014 The New York Times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/04\/us\/politics\/trump-2025-overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending\u201d\u2014 The Washington Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/11\/30\/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov. 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, no, these\u2062 gatherings with Democrat media aren\u2019t dry informational sessions. They\u2019re all-hands meetings for reporters to receive instruction as to how the next week, \u2063month, and \u200bseason should go. If the Biden campaign wants \u200bmore hype over whatever it is \u200cTrump is saying at his rallies, trust that it will \u2062be done.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 What\u200b role does\u200d the media&#8217;s participation in manipulating \u200cpublic \u200copinion\u2062 play in influencing political outcomes?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Immigrants were &#8220;poisoning the blood&#8221; of the\u2064 country.)<\/p>\n<p>This coordinated effort between the Biden\u2062 campaign and the mainstream media is not surprising. In fact,\u2062 it is a tactic that has been used by politicians for \u200byears. By\u2064 shaping the narrative \u200cand \u2062controlling the news coverage, politicians can \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-speculates-putins-thoughts-over-false-report-biden-sent-6-billion-to-israel\/\" title=\"Joy Behar ponders Putin's reaction to unfounded claim of Biden sending  billion to Israel.\">manipulate public\u2063 opinion<\/a> and sway \u2064voters in their favor.<\/p>\n<p>However, what is concerning about this strategy is the blatant \u2063disregard for journalistic\u2063 integrity and objectivity. The media, which is supposed to serve as a watchdog and hold politicians accountable, is \u2063willingly participating in this manipulation. They are\u2064 no longer reporting the news but rather acting as a \u2063mouthpiece for the Biden\u200c campaign.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that the media has chosen a side in this election. They have abandoned their\u200b role as an unbiased observer and have become active participants in\u200d the political process. This raises serious questions \u200dabout the\u2064 state of journalism \u2063and the future of our\u2062 democracy.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cconsumers of news, we must be vigilant in \u200dseeking\u200b out multiple sources and perspectives.\u2062 We cannot\u2063 rely on a single news outlet to\u2062 provide us with the whole truth. It is up to us to be critical \u2063thinkers and discern fact from fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this incident highlights \u2064the\u2064 importance of supporting independent and alternative media\u2062 outlets.\u200c These organizations\u2062 strive to \u2064provide unbiased reporting and \u200dhold those in power accountable. By diversifying our news sources, we can ensure that we are getting a more \u200dcomprehensive\u200d and accurate\u2064 picture of the events unfolding around \u200cus.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2063 the intimate relationship between the\u200b Biden \u2063campaign and the mainstream media \u200dis a\u200b cause\u2064 for concern. It highlights the erosion \u2062of journalistic integrity and raises\u2063 questions about the role of\u200c the media in our democracy. As\u2063 consumers\u200d of news, it is our\u200d responsibility to seek out diverse perspectives and support \u2063independent media outlets. \u2064Only then\u2064 can we truly be informed and engaged citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent article on Semafor highlighted the unique relationship between Joe Biden&#8217;s passionate reelection campaign and the national news media. The campaign has initiated off-the-record trips, inviting prominent political reporters and editors to gather at their headquarters. This strategic move aims to foster closer ties and facilitate better communication between the two parties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2144810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2144809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2144809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2144810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2144809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2144809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2144809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}