CNNs Jake Tapper admits the media bungled election coverage

[DonViejo]

In off-the-cuff statements made as he was leaving Los Angeles’ LAX airport, CNN’s Jake Tapper said that the U.S. needs to re-evaluate how it covers elections and politics in general.

TMZ reported that a photographer asked Tapper how much blame or praise the media deserves for Trump’s victory.

“Well, that’s an extremely loaded question,” Tapper replied. “I think there were a lot of media mistakes this season in all sorts of directions. I think polling needs to be re-examined quite a bit.” He stopped for a moment and said, “This is probably a subject for a three-hour dissertation, not an airport drive-by. Certainly there’s a lot of people whose behavior and professionalism this election season should be re-examined, thinking about how to do better and how to be better.”

The cameraman tried to get Tapper to say that he supported Hillary Clinton and Tapper replied, “I’m a professional” and “I’m not a Democrat or a Republican.”

Watch the video, embedded below:

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/watch-cnns-jake-tapper-admits-the-media-bungled-election-coverage/

[MattP]

1. TMZ is right wing garbage

[DonViejo]

6. What does that have to do with what Tapper said?

[Skittles]

2. bungled? they aided and abetted an unqualifed candidate

along with Russia and the FBI

SHAME ON ALL OF THEM

[hrmjustin]

3. There is a special place in hell for Jake Tapper and the rest of the CNN gang!

[SHRED]

4. No they didn't

Oh they'll tell us that but they are loving the coverage $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$...etc.

[0rganism]

5. they'll have lots of time to reconsider their role with the promised libel law reforms

lots of time to figure out how better to french-kiss President Trump's asshole so they keep their seat at the press conferences
lots of time for Les Moonves to tell us how great President Trump is for ratings
lots of time to shit all over the Democrats before the 2018 elections
lots of time to adopt the Breitbart/WND/Drudge style of coverage

oh the media will take its time and adapt flawlessly to the new normal that they're helping to create.

[a kennedy]

7. ah, ya think?? and then I read someplace that Hillary spent tons and tons

of money on her campaign and tRump didn't. Well he got FREE time every time he opened his mouth since he declared he was running!!!!!!!

[TrekLuver]

8. All the media bashing really reminds me of another group that I dislike n/t

[meow2u3]

9. What a crock!

CNN is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trump lackey Zucker!

Bungled election coverage my pig's ass! The media was in the tank for Trump from Day One and went out of their way to prop him up while repeating the same RW bullshit bogus email "scandal" about HRC! They poisoned the well against Democrats!

And when the hell is widespread RW vote count fraud going to be investigated?

[FrenchieCat]

10. What you said....