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Should CNN report on the Trump Administration the way it reports on climate change?



I am a regular consumer of CNN and am increasingly concerned about how CNN and other mainstream media outlets report on President Trump. Typically, they present Trump’s actions as standard policy decisions. Yes, these actions may be controversial—but so were the decisions of past presidents, such as George W. Bush’s response to terrorism after 9/11. Still, Trump strikes me as different. His policies are not merely controversial choices that can be neutrally reported as facts; they are part of a broader, systemic effort to undermine democratic norms and the constitutional order. Yet CNN and similar outlets rarely explore this dimension in any meaningful depth.

Some might respond, “Reporters aren’t editorial writers. Their job is to report the news, and news consists of facts.” But I find that view unconvincing. Consider how the media reports on climate change: they don’t limit themselves to reporting raw meteorological data. They regularly highlight the slow, cumulative degradation of the environment and the existential dangers posed by inaction. That coverage goes well beyond the immediate scientific facts.

Likewise, Trump’s policies—though they can be reported as discrete facts—are almost certain to cause the incremental erosion of democratic values and constitutional safeguards. That long-term degradation should not be treated as a mere editorial afterthought; it should be an integral part of how these policies are reported in real time.
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
Absolutely. It is important for someone to maintain objective standards and a sense of perspective so we don't all get dragged down to Trump's level.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
I think it does. It is extremely out to lunch on both topics. Just one more reason to ignore the MSM.
Right-wing media and liberal media really do mirror the Republicans and the Democrats. CNN and MSNBC, like the Democrats, want to remain in the Center. But the Republicans and their media continue moving further and further Right. So in order for the establishment Liberals to remain in the Center, they also have to move to the Right.
HobNoblin · 36-40, M
Regular consumer of CNN, "even CNN isn't fake news enough for me". I had to check your profile to make sure you were actually real and not satire. You're the commie who takes his Starbucks soy latte in the form of an enema.
tindrummer · M
@HobNoblin grow up
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
You mad but you continue to watch. What's their incentive to change their reporting? CNN makes their money through people watching and engaging, so if you are doing that, there isn't much incentive for CNN to change.
ron122 · 41-45, M
You poor little guy.🤣
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
COMMUNISTS NEWS NETWORK couldnt tell gthe truth if they saw it. They have more employees than viewers
tindrummer · M
@Patriot96 🙄
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Patriot96 Yeah? Is that why they keep talking about Trump as if he's just another president and not a fascist?
Confined · 56-60, M
CNN Communist News Net work. They created FAKE news. Why would any one watch a network whos only mission is to distort the truth and attempt to take down the United States and turn it into communist china.
They dont care about the truth. Never have never will. I would never watch cnn or any of the communist networks.
The first thing you need to realize ALL and I mean ALL NEWS IS FAKE!
wonkywinky · 51-55, M
Does anyone really take notice of "climate change"?
wonkywinky · 51-55, M
@Roundandroundwego what has "money" to do with it?
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wonkywinky · 51-55, M
@wonkywinky People always say things like "oh its money" when talking about political things.But isnt "money" very important in REAL LIFE?
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
This is why I can't watch CNN anymore. The Trump cult claims it's a socialist communist trash network, but as you say, it's reporting on the Trump administration as if it's just a normal presidency.
Americans sure don't care about stopping the ecocide. Lol! Throw away your vote, on a loser like our ecosystem,? Nah. CNN just serves the mainstream what it payed to hear.
Patriot96 · 56-60, C
@Patriot96 the gradual removal of the ecosystems, until the global ecosystem is much diminished or removed, including the ongoing mass extinction? Never heard bout it in the Hollow? Lol. Murka lives to smirk and do it - do Gaia - as in snuff for fun! Smirking. It's family. Lol.
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