Now maybe the media will do its job and be the people's watchdog of the Government,not a cheerleader

[there4eyeM]

The purpose of free speech is to say what one wants to say in the way one wishes to say it, within bounds of socially accepted terms perhaps. It is up to the consumer to be objective.

 

[hjmick]

Now maybe the media will do its job and be the people's watchdog of the Government,not a cheerleader

Of course they will. There's a Republican (at least in name) preparing to take the office. They'll be on him like white on rice...

 

[ColonelAngus]

The purpose of free speech is to say what one wants to say in the way one wishes to say it, within bounds of socially accepted terms perhaps. It is up to the consumer to be objective.

That's for an individual person, not the press.

Have you heard of Libel? Ask Rolling Stone if you can just print anything you want.

You need some remedial Constitution education.

 

[there4eyeM]

Interpretation of the Constitution requires understanding.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The way the media will act during Trump's presidency is how they are supposed to act will ALL Presidents.

THe First ammendment and its inclusion of FREEDOM OF THE PRESS is to keep government honest, not to collude to get the candidate THEY LIKE elected.

The media has been kissing Obama's ass for 8 years. They CLAIM to be unbiased, but we all know they are full of shit.

You'll clearly see the difference in how they treat the President they like and don't like.

Who are you to tell the media what its job is?

 

[ColonelAngus]

The way the media will act during Trump's presidency is how they are supposed to act will ALL Presidents.

THe First ammendment and its inclusion of FREEDOM OF THE PRESS is to keep government honest, not to collude to get the candidate THEY LIKE elected.

The media has been kissing Obama's ass for 8 years. They CLAIM to be unbiased, but we all know they are full of shit.

You'll clearly see the difference in how they treat the President they like and don't like.

I hope you're right. However, I won't be at all surprised if the corporate "liberal" mainstream media falls in line and cowers in the presence of Trump, like they've basically cowered under every President, regardless of party.

The corporate media cares first and foremost about profits. And if they lose access to Trump because they are too aggressive in their questioning of him, then that will hurt their profits.

The media abdicated their responsibility to hold the powerful accountable a long time ago in the interest of profits, and it may now be too late.

NYT was horrible to Dubya.