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    Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

    🧵THREAD🧵 The walls are closing in on @NYGovCuomo. Last night, news broke that his office hid 9000 Covid patients sent back to nursing homes. Why’d it take so long to come out? I’ve got a theory: The media wasn’t interested in accountability. Don’t believe me? Take a look👇

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      2. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        Some context. @AP scooped that @NYGovCuomo & his admin had hidden the number of Covid patients his rules had returned to nursing homes - spreading the pandemic among the most vulnerable - to avoid DOJ scrutiny. Nursing homes account for 1/3rd of ALL US deaths in the pandemic.pic.twitter.com/JAW269gQkD

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      3. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        But you would have no idea that Cuomo was anything less than perfect if you spent your time watching @CNN. It’s really hard to overstate not just the frequency of the coverage but it’s abject lack of anything that could be called honest journalism. I mean. Look.pic.twitter.com/cCFQa5TMSO

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      4. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        The outlet got their key voices involved in pushing the idea that Cuomo was an antidote to Trump. The way that @brianstelter talked about @NYGovCuomo mirrors how Pravda writes about Putin.pic.twitter.com/ra1wdfjxp9

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      5. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I unfairly took a swing at @ChrisCillizza yesterday. That was out of line. But on this one. Well. I think it’s a different story. Not sure these takes aged quite perfectly.pic.twitter.com/bYc7OnaGIK

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      6. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I couldn’t possibly do this thread without including his brother, @ChrisCuomo. Brotherly affection is one thing. But the fact that @CNN used this is a front would’ve been journalistic malpractice if (Governor) Cuomo were in the right. Safe to say, he wasn’t.pic.twitter.com/sPrOnqVBQP

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      7. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        But it’s an understatement to say that they weren’t alone here. @MSNBC may have actually been even more egregious with their fawning coverage. That includes their covering for him about the nursing home policy (check out the second screenshot).pic.twitter.com/NaIZuXsild

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      8. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I keep going through these trying to decide who within the media was the worst, most uncritical booster. I have a hard time thinking it could be anyone other than @JoyAnnReidpic.twitter.com/aIqBXNxld4

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      9. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I have such limited space in this thread - there are so many people who helped build this deliberately misleading narrative - but I can’t help but give @JoyAnnReid two entries because what she had to say was just that bad.pic.twitter.com/pwyT0OJvzi

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      10. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        But the real problem wasn’t just MSNBC or CNN, it was that EVERY outlet was singing @NYGovCuomo’s praises without raising a critical question or objection. Here’s @ABC with a few takes they’d probably like to have back.pic.twitter.com/xNpmlxbZwA

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      11. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        And it wasn’t just broadcast journalism. Print outlets got into the act, too. This first one, billed as straight reporting from @washingtonpost, can only rightly be called propaganda.pic.twitter.com/FiJqOJwQLm

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      12. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        Also, @washingtonpost, what the hell was this?pic.twitter.com/yQsPv4IPQJ

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      13. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I simply don’t have the space (or mental stamina) to get to everyone in media. But these two - from @NPR and @maddow - seem to sum up the sentiment well. And @intelligencer and @therecount, too.pic.twitter.com/jijtEH2I8T

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      14. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        Plenty of outlets like @CNBC simply gave Cuomo the space to say whatever he wanted and look like some sort of tough guy hero. Perhaps, in retrospect, it would’ve been valuable to ask whether Cuomo’s own behavior was “irresponsible” or “reckless”?pic.twitter.com/ve7cB1DhMx

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      15. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        You may be wondering where @nytimes is in all this. And the truth is, their reporting on Cuomo has been really solid across the board. Now, some of their opinion pieces on the other hand...less so. @maureendowd and @JenSeniorNY included.pic.twitter.com/cdaqH4il5f

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      16. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        Some of the, well, less rigorous outlets were far worse. Check out @BuzzFeed. I had to see this, so now you have to, too.pic.twitter.com/WmZjwOTC30

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      17. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        The same holds true for @HuffPost.pic.twitter.com/10jhfe96jH

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      18. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        And the blue checks. Ohhh boy. The blue checks. There were a lot of bad takes, and a lot of really unforgivable flattery, but @ananavarro might just have led the pack. The second one is real rich, particularly in retrospect.pic.twitter.com/9KyRw2xbG0

        5 replies 135 retweets 552 likes
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      19. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        And thread favorite @CheriJacobus gets bonus points for keeping it weird I suppose?pic.twitter.com/lmjIjRhSw3

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      20. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        But the worst of the Cuomo sycophants had to be @JRubinBlogger. I just. I can’t even. I don’t know what to say about all this. Heaven help anyone who takes Rubin seriously as one who offers criticism.pic.twitter.com/oj6Sq0topn

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      21. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        This really hit all of the usual suspects. But of all of them, and from behind the block, @amy_siskind was the worst. I could’ve given her a thread all of her own. Here are just my favorites.pic.twitter.com/cmJauCj6bs

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      22. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        It’s important to call out that not everyone got this wrong. I mentioned NYTimes earlier, but there was also some really strong reporting from @propublica and @NewYorker. As I hope is clear by now, that coverage was the minority.pic.twitter.com/AxKw12MuSq

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      23. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        The early days of the pandemic were difficult to say the least. No one had much of an idea what was going on or how best to address it. But that should lead to more questions, not fewer, from the media. Instead we got puff pieces and endless praise, all while New Yorkers died.

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      24. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        The media serves an enormously important role in providing accountability. They failed when it comes to @NYGovCuomo’s handling of the coronavirus. Who knows what mistakes could’ve been avoided, and how many lives could’ve been saved, if changes had come sooner?

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      25. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I wish there was a good or happy way to button this all up. But there isn’t. All we can hope for now is that there’s accountability - from the DOJ or otherwise - into the decisions made. And some real soul searching about what good, honest journalism is supposed to mean.

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      26. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        Have heard from some folks that this commentary unfairly leaves out local news, who dogged Cuomo. And that’s a fair criticism. The problem was very much with national media. On the flip side, @ABC7NY did an excellent job. Here’s a couple examples.pic.twitter.com/QgfK52fkTN

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      27. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        @NY1 was dogged, particularly on the nursing home front. Here are just a few examples.pic.twitter.com/9b5InP0r5T

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      28. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        And these two weren’t alone. @CNYCentral, @The_Citizen and @siadvance did an excellent job too. Both their attention and their reporting were things I overlooked, but shouldn’t have. That’s on me. Local news consistently does great and thankless work, this was a highlight of it.pic.twitter.com/g40QUkRZ1M

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      29. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        Also, speaking of dogged, it’s important to point out the tireless work of @JaniceDean to help keep the attention on Cuomo, particularly at the national level.pic.twitter.com/cegIkpHBdY

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      30. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        And I should’ve included the great work that NY Post did in holding Cuomo’s feet to the fire, both from their reporters and from their editorial board. Here are just a couple of examples.pic.twitter.com/NAuaHH5Xha

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      31. Drew Holden‏Verified account @DrewHolden360 Feb 12

        I should’ve framed the distinction in this better. Some parts of national media - esp. mainstream outlets like CNN, WaPo, etc. - did an awful job. Many NY outlets, including the Post, the Times & local papers - did an excellent job throughout the pandemic despite circumstances.

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