Members of the media are very upset that Donald Trump does not give them the respect they think they deserve. They want us all to know that they’re serious people doing a seriously important job and that everyone should take them seriously because serious journalism is important.
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Unfortunately, the media’s coverage of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy has done little to bolster the claim that the media deserve our respect. For example:
"There's Donald Trump's plane at Reagan National Airport and we'll continue to monitor the takeoff of that plane." — Wolf Blitzer just now
— Jon Ward (@jonward11) May 12, 2016
Would Donald Trump have killed the gorilla? https://t.co/Im5ig7cqp0 pic.twitter.com/87BIbSWQwC
— CNN (@CNN) May 31, 2016
It’s a bit rich to obsess over Donald Trump’s every move and utterance, on Twitter or otherwise, to provide wall-to-wall coverage of a dead gorilla, and then get all upset when people refuse to take you seriously because you’re just doing your (very important) job.
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