Thursday, November 10, 2022

The Paul Pelosi Saga: A Miscarriage of Journalism

 "This now becomes at least the third time a news outlet has reported on the Pelosi incident, only to retract their content after the fact. Add to this the police also seemingly changing their official statements, as well as the subsequent refusal of not just one but two police agencies refusing to release video footage from that evening, and you have a story built up to a national level of interest with more questions stacking up but answers becoming veiled. What has been an amazing development to watch is the news outlets attempting to not only frame DePape as a solidified member of the conservative right but any and all instances of false details about the attack have been attributed to “right-wing misinformation.” In both of these instances, there is conflicting evidence that the press needs to ignore in order to keep a particular narrative in line."