HBO Real Time host Bill Maher and actor and direct Seth MacFarlane had an argument on Friday over whether or not journalists can be trusted. MacFarlane accused Maher of doing “exactly what Donald Trump wants” while Maher accused MacFarlane of being a partisan who wants to “feel good.”
The background for the segment was actually about Florida and New York City, two places on opposite ends of the political spectrum, passing laws related to social media. Florida’s law bans anyone under 16 from social media while New York’s labeled social media a “public health hazard” for young people.
Against this backdrop, MacFarlane argued that journalists are superior as he portrayed the ideal news media as the actual news media, “I have no idea what these outlets gained by allowing comments on their sites, it’s like this reporter took the time to…
