In a news week chock full of the Orange God King’s batwinged MAGA monkeys sweeping down from blood red skies full of robot dinosaurs to snatch away the results of the US election, the ABC quietly tweaked two small editorial guidelines.
"They remind those us in the media that two of our core organising principles—truth and balance—do not just exist in tension with each other. Increasingly they are mutually exclusive"... this line was chilling, sent a shiver down my back.
Donalds playbook is classic circa 1937-38. The big lie is everything, thank you Herr Goebbels. I really really hope he's been caught out, but I think he will get away with it... One can hope that a line can be drawn under his presidency, unfortunately I think he's managed to undermine the US system of of democracy with too many people.
It’s a HUGE prob!!! Great to have you back, John and thanks for giving me the right words to use next time I need to have a ‘facts vs fuckoff’ argument. I often give up or cry or drink instead.
The white wingers unhingedness over there is quite frightening. And it is gaining traction here. With the ‘both’ sides of the flaming meteor hurtling towards us balanced journalism as you say
"They remind those us in the media that two of our core organising principles—truth and balance—do not just exist in tension with each other. Increasingly they are mutually exclusive"... this line was chilling, sent a shiver down my back.
Donalds playbook is classic circa 1937-38. The big lie is everything, thank you Herr Goebbels. I really really hope he's been caught out, but I think he will get away with it... One can hope that a line can be drawn under his presidency, unfortunately I think he's managed to undermine the US system of of democracy with too many people.
It’s a HUGE prob!!! Great to have you back, John and thanks for giving me the right words to use next time I need to have a ‘facts vs fuckoff’ argument. I often give up or cry or drink instead.
The white wingers unhingedness over there is quite frightening. And it is gaining traction here. With the ‘both’ sides of the flaming meteor hurtling towards us balanced journalism as you say
Goodbye orange Cheeto and good riddance.
Smashing writing ✍️
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This. This was good.