While his bosses look (to varying degrees) like bumblers, cowards or corporate tools, Pelley will be remembered as a beacon of integrity
Journalism is supposed to speak truth to power, as when Walter…
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Trump should come clean about his all-too-obvious decline | Margaret Sullivan ⊕⊕
The public is concerned. Fewer than half of US adults believe that Trump now possesses the mental acuity or physical health to be an effective president
American presidents don’t have a stellar record…
19 days ago
Trump self-deals, lies and seems to fall asleep in meetings. The media treats it all as ‘priced in’ | Margaret Sullivan ⊖⊖
As the outrages continue, mainstream outlets just see Trump being Trump
His social media posts are unhinged. He seems to fall asleep in meetings. He proudly proclaims he’s not thinking “even a little …
34 days ago
CNN was Ted Turner’s brainchild. It faces a precarious future | Margaret Sullivan ⊖
Turner’s original vision is under serious threat these days
Ted Turner, who died on Wednesday aged 87, was many things – a philanthropist, a conservationist, the one-time husband of movie star Jane Fo…
41 days ago
Jimmy Kimmel’s quip about Melania Trump is protected speech, and Disney must stand tall | Margaret Sullivan ⊕
Americans don’t want the government to decide what TV comics can and can’t say
A few days before the alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump last weekend, one comic’s joke on his late-night show…
48 days ago
Why are White House journalists partying with Trump? | Margaret Sullivan ⊕⊕
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The White House correspondents’ dinner has always been a questionable affair. It’s even more worrying under an anti-press administration
Even in the pre-Trump era, I had reservations about the annual …
54 days ago
As a Catholic, I’ve struggled with the church - but I applaud the pope’s call for peace | Margaret Sullivan ⊕⊕
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These days, I’m feeling more aligned with Catholicism than I have since my first communion. I’m not alone in that
I’ve had my ups and downs with the church of my childhood.
On the one hand, as a “cradl…
61 days ago
Pete Hegseth is a disaster of a defense secretary. It’s no surprise | Margaret Sullivan ⊖⊖
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The former Fox host has misled the public, prayed for violence and clashed with the press. This is not a serious military leader
With his jawline firm and his hair coiffed, Pete Hegseth was a good fit…
68 days ago
Courts keep ruling against Trump. But they can’t save our democracy singlehandedly | Margaret Sullivan ⊕⊕
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Decisions on the White House ballroom, public media and journalists’ access to the Pentagon are heartening. But restoring our institutions is up to us
In another one of those strange and unprecedented…
84 days ago
Trump now calls war reporting ‘treason’. His attacks on the press are escalating fast | Margaret Sullivan ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The US president is using the language and the strategy of authoritarians once again
There’s nothing completely new in Donald Trump’s latest attacks on reporters.
But they’re more extreme now and ever …