{"id":533948,"date":"2021-05-21T14:36:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T18:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=533948"},"modified":"2021-05-21T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T18:36:14","slug":"msnbc-and-cnn-admit-we-need-to-be-more-fair-to-donald-trump-and-the-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-and-cnn-admit-we-need-to-be-more-fair-to-donald-trump-and-the-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC And CNN Admit: We Need To Be \u2018More Fair\u2019 To \u2018Donald Trump And The Republicans\u2019"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fmsnbc-and-cnn-admit-we-need-to-be-more-fair-to-donald-trump-and-the-republicans%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=533948&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-929751356.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC and CNN had a rare network crossover on Thursday morning \u2014 and made an even less common commitment to \u201cdo a better job\u201d of covering allegations against \u201cDonald Trump and the Republicans\u201d by engaging in journalistic skepticism.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe\u201d closed the 7 o\u2019clock hour of its May 20 episode by interviewing CNN host Jake Tapper, who is promoting his new novel, The Devil May Dance.<\/p>\n<p>Host Joe Scarborough and Tapper both agreed that their two networks have to be \u201cmore fair to candidates\u201d of both parties, particularly when covering allegations against \u201cDonald Trump and the Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinal question,\u201d Scarborough announced. \u201cWe\u2019re looking back \u2026 over the last five years\u201d at \u201csome of the stories we followed that ended up not being 100% accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five years would include the 2016 presidential campaign and the entire Trump presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we do a better job?\u201d Scarborough asked Tapper. \u201cHow do we be more fair to candidates, whether we\u2019re talking about somebody like Hillary Clinton, where we\u2019re getting leaked information from intel communities that may not be accurate, or Donald Trump and Republicans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapper said that networks had reported stories without sufficient \u201ccontext\u201d and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time, you have to remind people: People are innocent until proven guilty, and a leak is not an indictment, an indictment is not a conviction,\u201d Tapper said.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters have a duty to \u201cpresent as many caveats as possible\u201d when covering seemingly scandalous accusations of wrongdoing, Tapper added. \u201cAnd I think you\u2019re right: There are a lot of us in the media \u2014 and I certainly don\u2019t exempt myself \u2014 who should have or could have done a better job adding those caveats, making sure the people understood everything going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the more we can provide that context \u2014 you know, \u2018Some intelligence believe this is true, others do not\u2019 \u2014 the better our viewers will be, as long as we present as many caveats as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He complimented Scarborough for his newfound commitment to objectivity and nuance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see you trying to do a better job with that,\u201d Tapper said. \u201cI am certainly trying to do a better job with that, to make people understand that sometimes we\u2019re doing the best we can with a lot of conflicting information. And we\u2019re going to bring it all to you, and you can ultimately decide what you believe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That last line echoed Fox News\u2019 now-<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/2017\/06\/14\/fox-news-drops-fair-and-balanced-slogan\/\">retired<\/a> slogan: \u201cWe report. You decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scarborough agreed that journalists must engage in greater due diligence than just regurgitating stories reported by other media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, it\u2019s so important we don\u2019t do what I think a lot of us have done in the past \u2026 We read something in The [New York] Times or The Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post, or Financial Times; they write it, and we report it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to slow down\u201d before jumping to conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you\u2019re right,\u201d he told Tapper. \u201cI think that\u2019s the texture we need to bring to these stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for God\u2019s sake, especially when we\u2019re talking about whether people are guilty of a crime or not, it is way past time for us \u2026 to remind people that everybody\u2019s innocent until proven guilty,\u201d Scarborough said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s not just against Donald Trump,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can go back to Hillary Clinton and the leaks coming out of the FBI for a year, year-and-a-half during her campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are just leaks from intel operations,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Both hosts specifically said that American journalists must be more skeptical of leaks coming from members of the intelligence community. They singled out the largely discredited claim that the Russian government paid foreign <em>jihadists <\/em>a bounty for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of criticism of the media writ large following stories that the intel community leaks out,\u201d Scarborough said. \u201cLike, for instance, bounties, Russian bounties on the heads of American troops, which now the Biden administration is casting doubt on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nyt-russians-paid-militants-to-attack-americans-and-trump-knew-about-it-biden-betrayal-trump-i-was-never-briefed\">broke<\/a> the story last summer, implying that President Donald Trump had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-says-nobody-briefed-him-on-russian-militant-plot-nyt-gives-specific-date-of-alleged-briefing\">slow to respond<\/a> and feeding the narrative that Trump is unduly soft towards Russia. Then-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-takes-a-shot-at-trump-over-russian-bounty-story-pompeo-fires-back-during-interview\">candidate<\/a> Joe Biden called Trump\u2019s alleged inaction \u201cbetrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation.\u201d Although multiple government agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/multiple-government-agencies-dispute-new-york-times-report-on-russian-putting-bounties-on-u-s-troops\">questioned<\/a> the story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/graham-the-russian-bounty-story-erodes\">over<\/a> the ensuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/still-not-enough-evidence-to-suggest-russia-paid-taliban-bounties-to-kill-american-troops-top-u-s-commander-says\">months<\/a> of the campaign, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/glenn-greenwald-on-fake-russia-bounties-story-conveniently-timed-to-hurt-trump-now-conveniently-discredited-to-help-biden\">after<\/a> Biden\u2019s inauguration did intelligence agents report they had \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-intels-claim-that-russia-put-bounties-on-u-s-troops-softens-biden-harris-used-it-to-attack-trump\">low-to-moderate<\/a>\u201d belief in the authenticity of the Russian bounties story.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper said the bounties story is \u201ca great example\u201d of the media getting the conclusions wrong.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s behind this sudden affirmation of standard journalistic practice? Have these two networks learned something from the embarrassment of the Russiagate fiasco?<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there are reasons to remain skeptical of their skepticism.<\/p>\n<p>First, the timing conveniently coincides with the beginning of a Democratic administration, which should be subject to greater scrutiny \u2014 including ongoing allegations that President Biden received kickbacks from foreign business deals arranged in the name of his son Hunter Biden, or investigations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/justice-department-investigating-struggling-healthcare-company-with-ties-to-james-biden-report\">president\u2019s brother James Biden<\/a>, or dark and amorphous questions about how much authority the 78-year-old president has over the policies of his own administration.<\/p>\n<p>Is this the two networks agreeing that they will look the other way at Biden administration scandals?<\/p>\n<p>Second, Joe Scarborough made a false equivalence between intelligence leaks about Russian bounties and questions about Hillary Clinton\u2019s unsecured home email server. The two stories don\u2019t compare: In one case, the intelligence communities now question whether the bounties ever occurred. The FBI never doubted that Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fbi-docs-clinton-sent-confidential-emails-her-maid-frank-camp\">transmitted<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-report-shows-hillary-was-sent-even-more-joseph-curl\">received<\/a> confidential material over a private email server that she set up inside her home, apparently to circumvent FOIA requests of her official email account. Then-FBI Director James Comey announced that he had recommended against charging the Democratic presidential nominee, during an election she was predicted to win, because he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fbi-directors-statement-clinton-investigation-full-james-barrett\">found<\/a> no evidence of \u201cintentional misconduct\u201d (although intent is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/yes-hillary-had-intent-under-law-comey-lied-she-ben-shapiro\">irrelevant<\/a> under the appropriate federal statute). One case involves a question of the story\u2019s existence; the other turns on officials\u2019 (dubious) legal judgment of acknowledged facts.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, MSNBC\u2019s own<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2czbjyXpfro\"> upload<\/a> of the segment cut out the \u201cfinal question\u201d \u2014 one of six ways the media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/how-the-media-use-and-abuse-interviews-to-push-their-narrative\">use and abuse interviews<\/a> to push their narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, this was a welcome discussion of the ways the two left-wing networks have failed their viewers and how to return to <em>bona fide <\/em>journalism. We\u2019ll be watching \u2014 and holding them accountable \u2014 over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSNBC and CNN had a rare network crossover on Thursday morning \u2014 and made an even less common commitment to \u201cdo a better job\u201d of covering allegations against \u201cDonald Trump &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312611,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-929751356.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"MSNBC And CNN Admit: We Need To Be \u2018More Fair\u2019 To \u2018Donald Trump And The Republicans\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-533948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-929751356.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"MSNBC And CNN Admit: We Need To Be \u2018More Fair\u2019 To \u2018Donald Trump And The Republicans\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533948","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}