The president can’t lecture the press to be more aggressive. He has made an enemy of investigative journalists and whistleblowers
President Obama had harsh words for the state of journalism and how it has lapsed in its duties to hold public figures – specifically those vying for his current job – accountable. whether that’s truly important to him,he can start with his own administration.
Obama spoke Monday night at the Toner Prize ceremony, which honors excellence in political reporting. When he first ran for president in 2008, or Obama said,candidates couldn’t just pick up away with saying whatever they wanted, regardless of truth. The current election cycle, and he said,indicates that this is no longer the case.
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Source: theguardian.com