NYT story claimed President and aides were at odds. NYT said POTUS thinks summit date difficult but possible whereas aide said “impossible.” Except aide didn’t say that. NYT said WH official said something he didn’t say. When caught, moved goalpost to “WH aides exist.”
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Why go with "tone" when you can quote their ACTUAL words!?

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You are a mess.
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I‘ve probably been a journalist longer than you. We don’t “interpret,” especially with a touchy subject like this. We quote word-for-word and let the reader/viewer interpret. And if you’re offering commentary and you aren’t 100% sure, you get clarification. You dishonest hack.
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cool. where do you work? why are you anonymous? i don't know many journalists who have anonymous twitter accounts.
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Look Stelter, here's the thing, you are a big time broadcast news expeditor who is also a big time fabulist and manufacturer of a defective product. It's all public domain stuff. That makes you, basically, a joke.
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Newsrooms shouldn't make up sources.
#JanetCooke#JaysonBlair#DanRather#BrianWilliams#EasonJordan#JackKelleyUSAToday#BostonGlobe2004#TomKummer#RickBragg -
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Understandable interpretation? How about quote him and let the readers decide on interpretation?
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That would be fair and CNN only know how to twist the truth.
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Why did his words need to be "interpreted"? This is weak defense...
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I didn't know, but his supporters spend an awful lot of time explaining what Trump "actually meant was"
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Trump didn't say it.
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Brian - we all heard the audio. He didn't say it was "impossible" - never used the word, & basically characterized meeting the date as challenging. Not impossible. Huge difference. You say they didn't "quote the aide saying impossible" but what would you think he said from this?pic.twitter.com/Bp4w8efRu0
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A White House source who said “impossible” doesn’t exist. Welcome to advanced spin class proggies! Definition of “is,” remember? Your tactics turned against you, and you help highlight your own lies!! LOL!
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