Trump Allies Move to Discredit Journalists

[applegrove]

Trump Allies Move to Discredit Journalists

August 25, 2019 at 4:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 538 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/08/25/trump-allies-move-to-discredit-journalists/

"SNIP....

“A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will be an aggressive operation to discredit news organizations deemed hostile to President Trump by publicizing damaging information about journalists,” [link:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/us/politics/trump-allies-news-media.html|the New York Times reports.
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“It is the latest step in a long-running effort by Mr. Trump and his allies to undercut the influence of legitimate news reporting. Four people familiar with the operation described how it works, asserting that it has compiled dossiers of potentially embarrassing social media posts and other public statements by hundreds of people who work at some of the country’s most prominent news organizations.”

“The research is said to extend to members of journalists’ families who are active in politics, as well as liberal activists and other political opponents of the president.”

......SNIP"

[applegrove]

1. How is this different from the chinese getting a file on every single citizen

and awarding them points, or taking them away for their actions over a lifetime?

[dchill]

2. I'm sure "conservative operatives" have plenty...

...of closeted skeletons, as well.

[ronharold]

3. you ever heard of Freedom of Speech?

you ever heard of Freedom of Speech? Huh?

[moondust]

4. Discredit/intimidate.

Brownshirts of the Internet Age.

[Va Lefty]

6. That about sums it up

[canetoad]

5. Impractical and wasteful use of resources

Rather than simply tell the truth and wear the consequences it appears more logical to this clown car of idiots to spend their time trying to smear hundreds if not thousands of working professionals. Fail.