Journalism’s obligation to democracy extends beyond the runoffs
Yesterday, Georgia voters returned to the polls to decide which candidates would represent the state in the US Senate and, by extension, which party would control Congress for the next two years. Early this morning, national outlets declared Reverend Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, the winner of his race against Kelly Loeffler, a Republican; as of now, the race between Democratic challenger Jon Ossof and Republican incumbent David Perdue remains too close to call. Today, Congress and the Vice President will meet in order to formalize Joe Biden’s election to the presidency ending, one hopes, a two-day span that includes some of the nation’s most significant democratic operations as well some of the most brazen efforts to undermine them.
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Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are on track to give President-elect Joe Biden a fully Democratic controlled Congress as he is set to take office in a few weeks. | Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
New York Magazine correspondent Olivia Nuzzi reported Friday on CNN that a Republican official told her the party establishment is frustrated with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) objecting to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's electoral college win in the Senate on January 6, because "he’s not some moron like Louie Gohmert." | Clips
As the Trump era draws to a close and not a single journalist has been jailed or probed in leak investigations, like Team Obama probed reporters and its leakers, some journalists can admit that furiously opposing President Donald Trump has been a pretty rewarding gig.
McKay Coppins of The Atlantic a very partisan magazine penned an article headlined The Resistance s Breakup With the Media Is At Hand. In a Twitter post about the article, he admitted, In the Trump era, many Washington reporters became resistance heroes, showered with book deals, TV contacts, and Twitter followers. Journalists couldn t be distinguished from protesters, and the fame and fortune were irresistible.