whatyareckon

By Tim Graham ~

All the applause inside the liberal media bubble is going to “profiles in courage” like CNN host Christiane Amanpour. At the commencement for Columbia Journalism School, Amanpour slammed her bosses for providing a “town hall” platform for Donald Trump. Ex-CNN media reporter Dylan Byers said CNN is currently “a seismic mess” of “depleted morale” because “these are journalists: it’s their job to speak truth to power, even when it’s their boss.”

But that’s just baloney. Journalists like Amanpour don’t think it’s their job to “speak truth to power.” It’s their job to “speak truth” against the evil Republicans. She openly said her job was “activism” and “when we do it well, we can be a force for change and improvement in the world.” She said the job was “advancing human rights and democracy and defending both.”

Therefore, it’s their job to use their power to editorialize…