Should You Be Nicer to Dems?
Top Story: How Tough Should You Be on Dems?
With Trump accepting a luxury plane from Qatar, ambushing the South African president in the Oval Office with racist insults and lies, and allowing Christian prayer services in The Pentagon - reporters clearly have their hands full.
So how much energy should they be spending on uncovering Democratic failings?
At Reporting Right, we don’t think there are any easy answers here. Covering an authoritarian president and the party opposing his power grabs is hard.
But we think it's important for news outlets to proactively consider how to handle gaffes on the left honestly…but without repeating Republican talking points.
When covering Dems in this political climate, here are some things newsrooms should be thinking about:
Why are we doing this story?
How much space should we be dedicating to it?
Are we being impacted by Republican spin? If so, how do we avoid that in the future?
Are we keeping our eye on the big story?
Are we putting things in context and offering perspective?
Are we being honest?
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