The cruise missiles struck, and many in the mainstream media fawned.
“I think Donald Trump became president of the United States last night,” declared Fareed Zakaria on CNN
.. Brian Williams, on MSNBC, seemed mesmerized by the images of the strikes provided by the Pentagon. He used the word “beautiful” three times and alluded to a Leonard Cohen lyric — “I am guided by the beauty of our weapons” — without apparent irony.
.. Why do so many in the news media love a show of force?
.. “There is no faster way to bring public support than to pursue military action,” said Ken Paulson, head of the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center.
.. News organizations that are fearful of looking partisan can fall into the trap of failing to provide context.”
.. News organizations that are fearful of looking partisan can fall into the trap of failing to provide context.”