Without Getting too Political
Throughout the year, President Donald Trump has posted some wild tweets from his @POTUS account. Monitoring his twitter since he became president, I have to say, the man knows how to practice his freedom of speech, but is it professional?
Brian Stelter of CNN discusses one of Trump’s famous tweets in his article, “Trump’s health care tweets are an opportunity for the news media”. Steltzer discusses President Donald Trump’s “tweetstorm” regarding healthcare. Stelter quotes the tweets from Trump that state his beliefs of ObamaCare not working and that the GOP is developing a proposal for a new healthcare plan that will be voted on after the next election. While Stelter pokes fun at President Trump for his typos in his tweets, he also commends him for bringing attention to healthcare on a national media outlet.
I chose to discuss this particular article for a few reasons. First, I agree with Stelter that national news media does not commit enough time to healthcare concerns. Most news outlets focus on the political issues that are trending and controversial because they are what grab an audience’s attention the most. However, it is Donald Trump’s job to address these issues, so I do not believe he should be praised for doing what is expected of him. I also believe that for Trump to be making announcements for such major political concerns on Twitter, as he has throughout his entire presidency, is unprofessional and ineffective. It is no secret that Trump is not a fan of the press. However, he should be making in-person, formal announcements with the press present rather than using a social media outlet with typos and incorrect grammar. Seriously, who does he pay to run these accounts?
I also chose to discuss this article because I believe it is a great example of unethical journalism. While most news stations, such as CNN and FOX, are known for incorporating their opinions, especially in regards to politics, this is not ethical journalism. Journalism is meant to provide facts and inform the public. It is not meant to persuade them into believing what the network does. Stelter makes sarcastic comments throughout the article multiple times which may be funny to a certain audience, but it is unprofessional and unethical journalism. Leave the comics to The Onion.
Now let’s look at some of Trump’s most famous ad controversial tweets throughout his presidency…
