Conflict of interest? Who cares if it makes the Trump Administration look bad. Instead of investigative journalism to identify whether or not the virus started in the Wuhan lab, Newsweek does lazy gotcha journalism to attempt to drive a wedge between members of the Trump Administration.

The media in this country is the worst it has ever been even surpassing in awfulness the rotten media that existed during the American Civil War. A new professional low for “journalism.”

May 5, 2020

The drift to awful picks up pace

Pulitzer Prize awarded to controversial NYT 1619 writer

Andrew Sullivan – Pultizer goes to renowned liar

Lefty entities in the media are shameless. I don’t agree with much Andrew Sullivan says, but he recognizes the nonsense in this award.

May 5, 2020

It seems a number of major US media outlets have financial ties to the Chinese Communist Party, and it shows in their coverage

Chrissy Clark:

“…Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) record of oppression, corporate media outlets are parroting the authoritarian government’s propaganda, even in the midst of an outbreak the CCP worsened through a cover-up. Many of those media outlets have financial ties to Chinese companies with intense oversight from the CCP.

“You often see representatives from American companies with financial ties to China naturally become defenders of the CCP’s policies and spreading the CCP’s propaganda,” said Helen Raleigh, an author and senior contributor at The Federalist who emigrated from China. “The financial tie means these Americans will be much less likely to challenge China’s human rights record or unacceptable demand such as technology transfer.”

We do not know the extent of editorial oversight from corporations and individuals with financial incentives to placate the CCP, if any. But we know the incentives exist, and that’s worth understanding. Below is a breakdown of financial ties between major U.S. media organizations and the CCP…”

The New York Times

The Washington Post

CNN

MSNBC & NBC

ABC

Bloomberg

Original

May 5, 2020

Tucker busts holier-than-thou Lori Lightfoot

Ridicule is a good corrector for politicians drifting off the rails

Lightfoot threatened to arrest Chicago residents for simply planning on Facebook to attend social events. Then it was revealed that Lightfoot violated her own lockdown orders in order to get a haircut. Her explanation is one for the ages – ‘I’m someone who takes my hygiene seriously.’