Post by robeiae on Dec 14, 2016 9:30:49 GMT -5
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/glenn-thrush-new-york-times_us_5845bc45e4b055b3139895b1
And yet:
More on that episode: thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/301553-sorry-not-sorry-politicos-thrush-doubles-down-on-podesta-emails
On the one hand, I get it: journalists need to not only get their facts straight, but they also need to maintain relationships with political heavyweights to keep their access to the same.
On the other hand, it's tough to take criticisms of ethically questionable behavior by pols and others from news orgs who enage in the same.
Politico chief political correspondent Glenn Thrush is joining The New York Times to cover the White House, the newspaper confirmed Monday.
Over the past eight years, Thrush has emerged as one of Politico’s standout journalists, most recently writing a 13,000-word dive into the pivotal moments of the 2016 election.
Over the past eight years, Thrush has emerged as one of Politico’s standout journalists, most recently writing a 13,000-word dive into the pivotal moments of the 2016 election.
And yet:
In an April 2015 email to Podesta, Thrush described himself as a “hack” while offering to let Podesta review a story prior to publication. “Because I have become a hack I will send u the whole section that pertains to u,” Thrush wrote. “Please don’t share or tell anyone I did this.”
More on that episode: thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/301553-sorry-not-sorry-politicos-thrush-doubles-down-on-podesta-emails
On the one hand, I get it: journalists need to not only get their facts straight, but they also need to maintain relationships with political heavyweights to keep their access to the same.
On the other hand, it's tough to take criticisms of ethically questionable behavior by pols and others from news orgs who enage in the same.
