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    Ted Koppel: New York Times, Washington Post 'decided as organizations' that Trump is bad for U.S.

    Journalism legend Ted Koppel feels that The New York Times and Washington Post have both "decided as organizations" that President Trump is bad for America.

    "I'm terribly concerned that when you talk about the New York Times these days, when you talk about the Washington Post these days, we're not talking about the New York Times of 50 years ago. We are not talking about the Washington Post of 50 years ago," Koppel said on March 7 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in a clip that was originally reported by Washington-based journalist Nicholas Ballasy and resurfaced on Monday by NewsBusters.

    "We're talking about organizations that I believe have, in fact, decided as organizations that Donald J. Trump is bad for the United States," Koppel said. "We have things appearing on the front page of the New York Times right now that never would have appeared 50 years ago."

    Koppel explained that analysis and commentary didn't use to appear on the front page, but times have changed since Trump entered the world of politics.

    "I remember sitting at the breakfast table with my wife during the campaign after the Access Hollywood tape came out and the New York Times, and I will not offend any of you here by using the language but you know exactly what words were used, and they were spelled out on the front page of the New York Times," he said. "I turned to my wife and I said, 'The Times is absolutely committed to making sure that this guy does not get elected.'"

    Koppel said Trump's perception that "the establishment press is out to get him" is indeed accurate.

    "He's not mistaken when so many of the liberal media, for example, described themselves as belonging to the Resistance. What does that mean? That's not said by people who consider themselves reporters, objective reporters of facts," Koppel said. "That's the kind of language that's used by people who genuinely believe, and I rather suspect with some justification, that Donald Trump is bad for the United States."

    The Times and Post did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    This is hardly the first time Koppel has bashed a mainstream media organization.

    Last year, Koppel mocked CNN's Brian Stelter to his face, telling the "Reliable Sources" host that "CNN's ratings would be in the toilet without Donald Trump" while on stage for a National Press Club panel discussion.

    Stelter responded by asking, "That means what? If ratings are up, that means what?"

    Koppel – who anchored ABC News' "Nightline" for 25 years and has been a working journalist for over four decades -- quickly answered.

    "The ratings are up, it means you can't do without Donald Trump. You would be lost without Donald Trump," Koppel said as Stelter shook his head in disagreement.

    "Ted, you know that's not true," Stelter said.

    "CNN's ratings would be in the toilet without Donald Trump," Koppel said as the audience laughed.

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    Koppel gets it.

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    When a veteran reporter like Koppel makes these claims then you know that the so-called "news" media is not really news anymore but propaganda.

    The sad part is that so many people seem to have their brain on neutral and they are allowing the media to direct it in whatever way they wish. This includes numerous "Christians," and "preachers".
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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    When a veteran reporter like Koppel makes these claims then you know that the so-called "news" media is not really news anymore but propaganda.

    The sad part is that so many people seem to have their brain on neutral and they are allowing the media to direct it in whatever way they wish. This includes numerous "Christians," and "preachers".
    My distinct impression from the day that Trump won and on is that the American news media decided that they would do their best from now on to make sure that Trump will not be reelected in 2020. Probably a top level decision made somewhere above the level of the CEO of each individual tv station or newspaper.

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