The Democratic presidential contenders are letting loose with a barrage of attacks against the news media, ripping national outlets for what they view as biased coverage of their campaigns or unfair double-standards in covering.
Top media personalities are firing back at Sanders and accusing him of taking a page from Trump, who routinely attacks major outlets such as The New York Times and CNN as "Fake news."
Sanders is far from the only Democratic candidate to vent frustration with the media's campaign coverage.
The criticism of the media comes after Democrats have spent years warning that Trump's attacks against the press have undermined trust in an institution they describe as a pillar of a functioning democracy.
"Democrats are not trying to completely tear down the Fourth Estate and they're not putting journalists in danger, like the president is doing," said Andrew Feldman, a Democratic strategist with a focus on media relations.
The campaign has sought out alternative media platforms, such as the popular podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience," to get around the mainstream media and to allow Sanders to speak at length about his policy proposals.
Biden's allies are frustrated by the media coverage, believing the press is creating a false equivalence between run-of-the-mill misstatements and Trump's myriad scandals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/457302-democratic-contenders-unload-on-news-media
Top media personalities are firing back at Sanders and accusing him of taking a page from Trump, who routinely attacks major outlets such as The New York Times and CNN as "Fake news."
Sanders is far from the only Democratic candidate to vent frustration with the media's campaign coverage.
The criticism of the media comes after Democrats have spent years warning that Trump's attacks against the press have undermined trust in an institution they describe as a pillar of a functioning democracy.
"Democrats are not trying to completely tear down the Fourth Estate and they're not putting journalists in danger, like the president is doing," said Andrew Feldman, a Democratic strategist with a focus on media relations.
The campaign has sought out alternative media platforms, such as the popular podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience," to get around the mainstream media and to allow Sanders to speak at length about his policy proposals.
Biden's allies are frustrated by the media coverage, believing the press is creating a false equivalence between run-of-the-mill misstatements and Trump's myriad scandals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/457302-democratic-contenders-unload-on-news-media
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