Reminds me of Hannity and Trump...
Yes ... and no.
Journalists can be friends with some of their interviewees, although it should remain professional. But former campaign members or administrative officials ... no. But that's happening with Biden, like Obama before Trump too. It's long reached the point of not showing integrity at times, no argument.
Stephanopoulos interviewing the
Clintons -- not just because he was a former campaign and administration official, but had
well into 8-figure financial incentives to paint the Clintons in a good light -- was the first, major example that finally
'set the new standard' that
'conflict-of-interest' doesn't matter, unlike before.
Chris Cuomo took it to a whole new level, he's family, and the more people dig, the realize not only did
Chris blatantly serve his family over CNN, but many in
CNN were complicit at times, knowing exactly what was
'going on.' That's really beyond what we've seen with Stephanopoulos-Clinton and Hannity-Trump.
CNN really took it to a
'new level,' Zucker has been a new plane beyond even what Ailes did decades ago, in a
'new norm' that is undermining the Press.
Zucker is literally undermining the 1st Amendment, calling for the government to censor competitors. It's funny, but as bad as Fox News is at times, it's stiill defended the CNN against the government and censorship (e.g., Jim Acosta), even though Zucker and CNN are calling for Fox News to be censored. CNN continues to
'shoot itself in the foot.'
SIDE NOTE: I cannot stand Hannity, and consider him just as bad as Maddow. Both have destroyed the lives of innocent people over a blind political alignment and narrative.
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