Eric is discussing this topic over here. Here is my latest response to Ilya.
"First one has to note that you are citing a Right leaning publication who is citing research from an even more Right leaning organization. So their definition of "hostile" is likely suspect.
If Trump blatantly lies / exaggerates as is his norm, and they fact check him is that hostile? If Trump pays hush money to a adult film star that he cheated on his wife with and they report it is that hostile? If his campaign meets with Russian operatives and they report it, is that hostile?
Second, if Trump wants to garner positive coverage it is in his power to do so. He simply needs to be professional, positive, informed and honest. Unfortunately he is having a hard time growing out of his egotistical, attacking, lying, reactive, etc self. I keep hoping he can do so, but it is getting harder to keep the faith that that old dog can learn new tricks.
From your link.
"The working relationship between President Trump and the news media shows no signs of improving. Journalists continue to appear aggressively hostile toward the president, according to research released Tuesday by the Media Research Center, a conservative press watchdog.
The new study of major broadcast coverage reveals that 90 percent of statements made by reporters and nonpartisan sources the last three months on ABC, NBC and CBS evening newscasts about Mr. Trump and his administration were negative."
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"The new study of major broadcast coverage reveals that 90 percent of statements made by reporters and nonpartisan sources the last three months on ABC, NBC and CBS evening newscasts about Mr. Trump and his administration were negative"
Even I would concede that no president in my lifetimes has been the target of more criticism than Donald Trump. And moving beyond just the news media, no president has been as widely and extensively ridiculed than Mr. Trump.
Is this a problem? Should a quota system be adopted by the media? Should the news shows be required to carry some fixed percentage of comments about Trump be favorable? Should Colbert be required to tell maybe one pro Trump joke for every anti Trump joke?
Or is this really what the founders had in mind when they provided for the possibility of minority presidents? Didn't that media savvy collection of lawyers fully understand and anticipate that the minority president would be relentlessly savaged in the media? Why would them have expected anything else?
--Hiram
This SNL skit says it all.
Even that minority President did not incite the anger that our current one does.
And this is how Trump keeps himself in the news.
Trump hits Jay Z on comments
Instead of just ignoring statements that most people would never have heard, he escalates it into news and Jay Z gets more press.
Eminem has been going off on Trump for months, but one comment from Jay-Z and he fires back. Funny how that works.
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