Well, you know. "Press" is how old folks refer to "the media". Conrad Black has an article out titled: Election Emerges As Titanic Battle Of Press v. Trump . In it, toward the end, he hits on an issue that's really been bothering me, and should bother all Americans. The press--or media, if you prefer--has a privileged status under current interpretations of the Constitution. That privileged status seems to me to be quite unwarranted, in that the press has show itself to be both biased as well as remarkably uninterested in factual reporting. Their role in electoral politics in so many ways--from fake polling to fake reporting to ignoring of relevant facts--is a scandal that should be readdressed by the SCOTUS. Here's how Black puts it:
The Press v. Trump
The Press v. Trump
The Press v. Trump
Well, you know. "Press" is how old folks refer to "the media". Conrad Black has an article out titled: Election Emerges As Titanic Battle Of Press v. Trump . In it, toward the end, he hits on an issue that's really been bothering me, and should bother all Americans. The press--or media, if you prefer--has a privileged status under current interpretations of the Constitution. That privileged status seems to me to be quite unwarranted, in that the press has show itself to be both biased as well as remarkably uninterested in factual reporting. Their role in electoral politics in so many ways--from fake polling to fake reporting to ignoring of relevant facts--is a scandal that should be readdressed by the SCOTUS. Here's how Black puts it: