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After even @nytimes has come around to the use of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment worth exploring, I took a quick jaunt down memory lane for how others rushed to judgement because Orange Man Bad (THREAD)
@CNN, as ever, leads the media in jumping the shark.
Bonus from their “fact checker” @ddale8 who clearly does not understand how this works.
@BuzzFeedNews with a strong showing.
@thedailybeast rarely misses an opportunity to hyperventilate.
@voxdotcom, real shocker here.
Just all of @Twitter for this one.
@kurteichenwald. Shocker. Count me skeptical of your source here, Kurt.
@washingtonpost’s editorial board.
Also @USATODAY editorial board.
Listen I’m not gonna feign surprise about @Salon
@NewYorker too
@CNBC. Again. No surprise there.
Tough to see my hometown paper, @BostonGlobe, added to the list.
And, of course, who could be surprised to see Chinese propaganda gold medal leader @NBCNews make the list.
Listen, I’ve got no idea if this’ll work.
But the key takeaway, in case not obvious: journalists, don’t rush to criticize the president (or anyone else!!) over something we don’t have much information about yet, especially when people’s lives are at stake. Just report.
But the key takeaway, in case not obvious: journalists, don’t rush to criticize the president (or anyone else!!) over something we don’t have much information about yet, especially when people’s lives are at stake. Just report.
