Do What Maria Says

We face a constant spew of lies from the current administration and Republican members of Congress. Thinkers such as George Lakoff and Jay Rosen have been writing at length about how media should cover these lies and the lying liars who tell them.

But journalist Maria Hinojosa said it most tersely yesterday:

Basics of journalism in an authoritarian regime: Do not repeat propaganda. Do not give lies a platform. Do not give “both” sides as a legitimate argument that is then used against real journalism. We are better than this, my fellow journalists.

All of our major mainstream media are failing at this.