{"id":2380812,"date":"2024-12-17T05:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-are-depressed-defensive-they-should-stay-that-way\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T05:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:43:33","slug":"the-media-are-depressed-defensive-they-should-stay-that-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-are-depressed-defensive-they-should-stay-that-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Media Are Depressed, Defensive. They Should Stay That Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fthe-media-are-depressed-defensive-they-should-stay-that-way%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=2380812&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--><p>The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the current state of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">national news media<\/a>, which is described as feeling demoralized and depressed,\u200b particularly\u2064 following a recent controversial visit by MSNBC&#8217;s Joe\u200c Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the\u200b incoming president. \u2064This\u200d visit drew heavy criticism from their peers, with some labeling it as degradation of journalistic integrity. The\u200b piece\u200c mentions changes at the Los Angeles Times, where the billionaire owner is working \u200cto improve the quality of\u200b opinion pieces to make them more enjoyable, amidst complaints of \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">bland editorial content<\/a> from staff.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the article highlights ABC&#8217;s $15 million settlement related to a defamation lawsuit involving \u200bDonald Trump, which has sparked further criticism within the\u2062 media, with prominent figures\u2064 like Jim Acosta expressing their discontent with the situation. The overall tone of the article reflects a certain satisfaction with the media&#8217;s struggles and encourages continued reflection during the holiday season.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TiVyWPVfzmM\" target=\"_blank\">CNN\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-national-media-are-depressed-and-defensive-they-should-be-forced-to-stay-that-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20National%20Media%20Are%20Depressed%20And%20Defensive.%20They%20Should%20Be%20Forced%20To%20Stay%20That%20Way&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-national-media-are-depressed-and-defensive-they-should-be-forced-to-stay-that-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=The%20National%20Media%20Are%20Depressed%20And%20Defensive.%20They%20Should%20Be%20Forced%20To%20Stay%20That%20Way&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-national-media-are-depressed-and-defensive-they-should-be-forced-to-stay-that-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-national-media-are-depressed-and-defensive-they-should-be-forced-to-stay-that-way\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20National%20Media%20Are%20Depressed%20And%20Defensive.%20They%20Should%20Be%20Forced%20To%20Stay%20That%20Way&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-national-media-are-depressed-and-defensive-they-should-be-forced-to-stay-that-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Ever since MSNBC&rsquo;s Joe Scarborough and main squeeze Mika Brzezinski embarked on that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/19\/msnbcs-morning-joe-hosts-keep-up-media-charade-of-faking-accountability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pathetic trek to Mar-a-Lago<\/a> last month, the national news media are feeling very low and demoralized.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s fantastic! We should all spend substantial time in deep prayer this Christmas season to keep it that way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-791906519\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the ever-obnoxious Scarborough and Brzezinski committed the unspeakable sin of meeting with the incoming president of the United States &mdash;&nbsp;formerly known as &ldquo;fundamental journalism&rdquo; &mdash; their peers roasted them into oblivion. A former CNNer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.status.news\/p\/morning-joe-donald-trump-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described the trip<\/a> as &ldquo;groveling&rdquo; and &ldquo;kissing the ring.&rdquo; The Washington Post&rsquo;s Erik Wemple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/11\/20\/five-reasons-no-morning-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged<\/a> Democrats to &ldquo;turn off &lsquo;Morning Joe&rsquo;&rdquo; and turn to &ldquo;reading a newspaper.&rdquo; (Not bad advice so long as they don&rsquo;t read any other Wemple pieces.)<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times is taking a firmer hold on the opinion section of his paper. After years of throwing good money after bad, he&rsquo;s hoping to make the paper&rsquo;s editorials and columns at least somewhat enjoyable, rather than running up-beat headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/online\/la-times-under-fire-for-column-on-mocking-deaths-of-anti-vaxxers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like<\/a> &ldquo;Mocking anti-vaxxers&rsquo; deaths is ghoulish, yes &mdash; but necessary.&rdquo; (Yes, the paper actually ran that headline in 2022.) For that effort, an anonymous staffer at the Times <a href=\"https:\/\/view.newsletters.cnn.com\/messages\/1734095033314fffa289c5c16\/raw?utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+%E2%80%93+Dec.+13%2C+2024&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bt_ee=NLGzxUjMvL7DiBmpbIGL7hDq8JtraN%2FNqddAFX0ncTdTdtQsF9gC%2BiOpX3UmaSuN&amp;bt_ts=1734095033317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complained<\/a> to CNN that the publication was becoming &ldquo;more bland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If all of that weren&rsquo;t enough fun, then came the news on Saturday that ABC had agreed to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/16\/watch-cnn-msnbc-repeatedly-air-the-same-defamatory-phrase-that-cost-abc-15-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$15 million<\/a> for the eventual building of Donald Trump&rsquo;s presidential library in order to settle a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-suddenly-cancels-lou-dobbs-tonight-fox-business-highest-rated-show\/\" title=\"Fox News Suddenly Cancels \u2018Lou Dobbs Tonight,\u2019 Fox Business\u2019 Highest Rated Show\">defamation suit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CNN drama queer Jim Acosta on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/cnns-jim-acosta-and-brian-stelter-torch-abc-over-disturbing-15-million-trump-settlement-embarrassing-way-to-bend-the-knee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> the settlement &ldquo;unusual and disturbing.&rdquo; Brian Stelter said Trump had got ABC to &ldquo;bend the knee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The news website Axios sent out an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/12\/15\/2024\/axios-braces-for-future-trump-legal-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">internal memo<\/a> advising staff that it&rsquo;s &ldquo;important for everybody to be careful and aware of the risks&rdquo; in reporting potentially libelous content. <\/p>\n<p>Good advice! Christmas had truly come early.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea how the lawsuit would have ended if ABC had instead gone to trial. It centered on anchor George Stephanopoulos describing Trump as having been held civilly liable for rape. The network wagered it was best not to see it through, and if the result is other journalists in Washington and New York feeling pressure to be more &ldquo;careful and aware of the risks,&rdquo; that&rsquo;s a good time for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The media have been allowed to run too much for too long. Their protections are enshrined in the Constitution, and they made a mockery of it. It&rsquo;s way past time for this to end.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re in a foul mood these days. Good.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ABC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/brian-stelter\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Brian Stelter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/george-stephanopoulos\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">George Stephanopoulos<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jim-acosta\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jim Acosta<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-scarborough\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Scarborough<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/mika-brzezinski\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Mika Brzezinski<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/morning-joe\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Morning Joe<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/msnbc\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">MSNBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/washington-post\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski&#8217;s visit to Mar-a-Lago, the national media feels demoralized. 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