The paid Trump surrogates help CNN keep his supporters engaged with their shows, but it also sends their own reporters busy chasing after many of their false claims. That's not a virtuous news cycle. It's an insidious one. — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
After all, the reporters are the ones who get to ask the questions. — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
The press is supposed to equip people to act as citizens and not just consumers of programming that happens to be news. — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
People working for a news organization, even those with a point of view, are supposed to exercise independent judgment. — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
CNN stands to make a hundred million dollars more than it's expected lift for the election cycle, due to the phenomenon that is Donald… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
You know, trust in the press, polls show - from Pew and other places - have gone down significantly over the years. Maybe the… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
I'm not at an extreme, but I do think that Donald Trump is a self-created creature. But the media has feasted on his spectacle… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
Trump's - has great negatives, enormous negatives, a lot of people say they simply won't vote for him. So if he's gotten media, maybe… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
The paid Trump surrogates help CNN keep his supporters engaged with their shows, but it also sends their own reporters busy chasing after many… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
Each time that Donald Trump promises to come forward with something, when you actually get to the point of disclosure it seems as though… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
After all, the reporters are the ones who get to ask the questions. — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
Near counts more than far, familiar more than different. Such is the indictment against the press, that it fails to treat similar tragedies with… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
I think it's very important to be able to hear from our public leaders in ways that they can't entirely orchestrate, seeing them speak… — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
I think there's been an overestimation of how much the press can shape coverage and people's decisions. — David Folkenflik Copy Share Image
