Twitter responded harshly after CNN ran an opinion piece that dared to equate journalists with combat veterans, marginalizing the sacrifice of our brave servicemembers.
Leah Barkoukis, at Townhall, writes:
Joseph Holt, a University of Notre Dame professor of ethics, wrote a piece condemning President Trump’s repeated labeling of the press as the “enemy of the people.” While he acknowledges that journalists make mistakes, he also says at its best, the press “is like a guardian angel that caringly and capably protects us from harm.”
“It is a sad day for democracy when the leader of the free world repeatedly calls the press the ‘enemy of the people,’ and his chief spokeswoman can’t bring herself to say that isn’t so,” writes @busethicsdude https://t.co/0iwetnSvUR
— CNN Opinion (@CNNOpinion) August 3, 2018
Ultimately, he concludes that because of this, they are just like soldiers.
“We thank soldiers for their service because they devote themselves to protecting our freedoms, and we should,” he said. “But we should also thank the media for the same reason — especially when the stakes have never been higher.”
The backlash was intense:
C’mon, man.https://t.co/G14wnHvcUk pic.twitter.com/uvKb3Gwv3C
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) August 7, 2018
Shame on @CNN. It is disgraceful for any “news” corporation to engage in this caliber of self-flagellation while minimizing the true sacrifice of our armed forces. pic.twitter.com/tJvWiU8S75
— Elliott Hamilton (@ElliottRHams) August 7, 2018
— JacqueB???????? (@RealWomenVoters) August 7, 2018
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