Parts of the Australian media are as culpable as the Democrat-aligned Washington Post, New York Times, CNN and MSNBC for hiding the truth about US President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.
As recently as the morning before the June 28 CNN debate between Biden, 81, and his predecessor Donald Trump, 78, this column was told that talk of the President’s mental decline was “misinformation and disinformation” spread by right- wing media.
Few journalists have owned up about four years of “Russiagate” hoax reporting – remember Four Corners’ three-part extravaganza on the so-called “Story of the Century”? The media’s Trump derangement boosted online readership and TV ratings but was never motivated by a search for truth.
Too many journalists believed, wrongly, it was their duty to protect the world from Trump. This highlights not only the fragmentation of modern media but also the destruction, by journalism educators, of the ideas of balance and fairness in reporting.
It also highlights how modern media elites distrust ordinary voters and the very democratic system they claim to be defending. Report Trump’s flaws, sure, but scrutinise Biden’s too.
By: Chris Mitchell
Source: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/misguided-media-hides-truth-of-bidens-decline/news-story/0a96aa785df9ae94a6a8aa56b048d3ad