INTERVIEW — JOE CONCHA – MEDIA REPORTER FOR THE HILL – DISCUSSED THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF RUSSIA & NY ATTACK.
- Sarah Sanders: Media “completely obsessed” with Russia probe (Washington Examiner) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders accused the media Tuesday of being “completely obsessed” with the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. “You guys seem completely obsessed with this,” Sanders told reporters during the White House press briefing. “While there are a lot of other things happening around the country, and frankly a lot of other things that people care a lot more about, the media refuses to cover it, and I think that’s the distraction.” Sanders was asked about a comment White House chief of staff John Kelly made during an interview with Fox News that aired Monday night. In the interview, Kelly said the probe into Russian meddling is “very distracting” to President Trump.
- CNN STORY: ‘I want to quit’: Fox News employees say their network’s Russia coverage was ‘an embarrassment’ (by Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy October 31, 2017: 4:25 PM ET) — Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network’s coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling, according to conversations CNN had with several individuals placed throughout the network. “I’m watching now and screaming,” one Fox News personality said in a text message to CNN as the person watched their network’s coverage. “I want to quit.” “It is another blow to journalists at Fox who come in every day wanting to cover the news in a fair and objective way,” one senior Fox News employee told CNN of their outlet’s coverage, adding that there were “many eye rolls” in the newsroom over how the news was covered. The person said, “Fox feels like an extension of the Trump White House.”
- NBC NEWS: Muslim Americans Again Brace for Backlash After New York Attack
- MSNBC Guest: Terrorist ‘Could Have Been A Catholic Two Weeks Ago’
- MSNBC Panelist: ‘Allahu Akbar’ NYC Terror Attack Was ‘Anti-Islamic’
- CNN’s Jake Tapper Calls Allahu Akbar ‘Beautiful’ After Terrorist Attack
- Man Yells ‘CNN Is Fake News!’ At Anderson Cooper On Live TV
