- Trump is vowing not to be “nice” after his near-fatal shooting at his Pennsylvania rally.
- He initially softened his tone, calling for unity in a speech at the Republican National Convention.
- But he quickly resumed attacks on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Personally I think the biggest issue beyond the obvious “this sure will get us a lot of views/clicks” is that some outlets try to maintain the perception of “balance”
“Well we CAN’T call them deranged maniacs hell-bent on destroying democracy, or people will say we’re biased!”
“but sir, they ARE deranged maniacs hell-bent on destroying democracy”
“yes, but if we TELL people that, they’ll decide we’re biased”
Considering the NYT editor said that almost verbatim, I’d agree