Two days before Christmas, the Washington Post published a column by one of its own, Post columnist Eugene Robinson, headlined:
We cannot abide Donald Trump’s wish for a compliant news media
Fight the president-elect’s attack on independent journalism with a pro-truth stance.
In this gem, Robinson begins by saying:
“Anyone who doubts the incoming Trump administration poses a serious threat to independent journalism has not been paying attention. An attack is already underway — and we journalists must not allow ourselves to be intimidated.”
To which one can only reply with a considerable burst of outright laughter. In fact, Robinson has it completely backwards.
The Washington Post and its allies in the so-called “mainstream media” are anything but being about “independent journalism.” They are central players in what is much…
