The media is afraid to say TREASON..

[coco22]

they find every excuse they are tip toeing around the obvious. Don't they realize this country grew up on James bond movies,spy movies,etc..

The media didn't listen to us throughout the campaign and now try to pretend as though they never heard it. Now,TANG is back on the campaign trail again tweeting about Hillary.

[Kimchijeon]

1. They need to just go for it.

Words like "treason," "lying" etc- just say it like it is. Besides, since journalism is all but dead and all they care about is views, just use the sensationalist hype to get viewers. Except in this case, the crazy stuff is actually true, not nonsensical smears and bullshit.

The truth is actually more nutty than their manufactured bullshit.

[brush]

14. Maybe TV journalism is dead save for a few like Maddow, Reid, McDonnell, Cuomo, etc.

But newspaper journalism is on a resurgence.

The NYT and WAPO are the ones breaking the stories on the trump admin fiasco.

[shraby]

2. They could use the word espionage though.

[coco22]

6. How about LIE,LIE,LIE!

LYING,TREASON,BENEDICT ARNOLD,TRAITORS!

[Caliman73]

3. They do have to be careful

Opinion people are saying it, like Keith Olbermann and Michaelangelo Signiorelle. The outlets considered mainstream news carriers have to be a bit more careful because of slander laws and the issue of credibility. I totally understand the frustration because it certainly looks like treason to me too, but then I am a private citizen and my career is not based on whether the public believes my reporting to be credible.

[crappyjazz]

4. They are just starting to say "lying"

Baby steps

[Orrex]

5. If they call it treason, they'll have justify that accusation

It's far from clear that the administration's actions, even if true as described, qualify as treason. Until that determination is made, it would be premature to make that claim.

[coco22]

8. It wouldn't be hard..

if it was a Democrat they would be pounding it nonstop remember...Email,Email,Email.

[Orrex]

11. Yes of course

And even if the Democrat were completely and unambiguously exonerated, the media would spend years of airtime on stories declaring that "Questions remain about the President's communication with Russia."

But we're not talking about a Democrat.

[lame54]

7. Stephen Colbert isn't...

And his ratings are climbing

[coco22]

9. He will..

and he talks about many things that pertain to this case and I am talking about mainstream media.

[lame54]

12. I understood what you meant...

But the word is being projected to a mainstream audience

[BainsBane]

10. They don't have the evidence to support that yet

[coco22]

13. Its obvious..

We will see some more this week.

[BainsBane]

15. They are asking questions

I agree that it is increasingly clear. Still, they have to be more careful than you or I.

[coco22]

16. I am waiting for classified materials..

being released to Dems and hoping someone will release the PEE tapes.

[longship]

17. With good reason!

Nothing that has happened is treason.

Read Article III, Section 3 of your constitution.