▲ 653 ▼ Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison (www.rollingstone.com) submitted 2 years ago by BobTheBoozer@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 182 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes, I'm sure Rolling Stone has excellent insights into Trump's private fretting. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago because media stalwarts like Meet The Press are doing so great at holding Trump to account huh? jfc man, dunno if you noticed the hellscape that is modern media but RS is doing pretty good these days. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not like a Rolling Stone journalist went and asked. Journalists have these things called "sources": While Trump publicly professes confidence, privately, three sources familiar with his comments say, he’s been asking lawyers and other people close to him what a prison sentence would look like for a former American president. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago three sources familiar with his comments That would never have gotten past any decent editor 20 years ago. See, if you say one unnamed source, it's not quite as believable to people who lack critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. Better make it three. Five would be too many. The yellow journalists also like to used "experts" (unnamed of course) to pedal their garbage talking points. "Three sources familiar with some Rolling Stones writer's thinking say they like to smell their own farts" See, I can make shit up too. Actual journalism isn't quite completely dead, but it's on life support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 2 years ago I like that you're so confident about something you couldn't possibly know fuck-all about permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vivadanang@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago because media stalwarts like Meet The Press are doing so great at holding Trump to account huh? jfc man, dunno if you noticed the hellscape that is modern media but RS is doing pretty good these days. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roboticide@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not like a Rolling Stone journalist went and asked. Journalists have these things called "sources": While Trump publicly professes confidence, privately, three sources familiar with his comments say, he’s been asking lawyers and other people close to him what a prison sentence would look like for a former American president. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago three sources familiar with his comments That would never have gotten past any decent editor 20 years ago. See, if you say one unnamed source, it's not quite as believable to people who lack critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. Better make it three. Five would be too many. The yellow journalists also like to used "experts" (unnamed of course) to pedal their garbage talking points. "Three sources familiar with some Rolling Stones writer's thinking say they like to smell their own farts" See, I can make shit up too. Actual journalism isn't quite completely dead, but it's on life support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago three sources familiar with his comments That would never have gotten past any decent editor 20 years ago. See, if you say one unnamed source, it's not quite as believable to people who lack critical thinking skills and reading comprehension. Better make it three. Five would be too many. The yellow journalists also like to used "experts" (unnamed of course) to pedal their garbage talking points. "Three sources familiar with some Rolling Stones writer's thinking say they like to smell their own farts" See, I can make shit up too. Actual journalism isn't quite completely dead, but it's on life support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 2 years ago I like that you're so confident about something you couldn't possibly know fuck-all about permalink fedilink source parent