"Before Trump said a single word, Press Watch's Dan Froomkin published a pre-emptive indictment of the press corps. Froomkin predicted journalists would pull out select quotes and proposals and lead with them, as if Trump had been articulate, would repeat his outrageous falsehoods without immediate and thorough rebuttal, and would treat the speech like it was normal."
"President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union in American history Tuesday night—107 minutes—and if you want to understand how fractured the American media landscape has become, just read the coverage. The media covered approximately seventeen different speeches, with each outlet emphasizing different narratives and interpretations of the same event."
President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in American history at 107 minutes. The media coverage revealed deep fragmentation in how different outlets reported on the event. Press Watch warned journalists would normalize abnormal rhetoric by selectively quoting proposals and repeating falsehoods without thorough rebuttal. Various media organizations covered approximately seventeen different speeches, each emphasizing different aspects. The White House expanded the pre-SOTU anchor lunch to include Breitbart editors alongside traditional media representatives. Coverage ranged from documenting alleged liberal media reactions to analyzing political implications through horse-race mathematics. This divergence demonstrates how polarized the American media landscape has become in covering major political events.
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