Washington press corps

Only the DC press corps would mourn Trump’s death. Maybe

By John Stoehr / September 2, 2025 / Comments Off on Only the DC press corps would mourn Trump’s death. Maybe

Today’s presser was for beltway reporters, not you.

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There is an information void waiting to be filled by Democrats

By John Stoehr / May 7, 2025 / Comments Off on There is an information void waiting to be filled by Democrats

The press corps buys Trump’s spin, says Jennifer Schulze.

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The press corps is Trump’s ‘affirmative action program’

By John Stoehr / August 2, 2024 /

As a consequence, the public can’t see his impotence.

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The cultivated naivete of the Washington press corps

By John Stoehr / June 20, 2024 /

We should talk about it.

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To speak on your terms, free yourself from the press corps

By John Stoehr / February 12, 2024 / Comments Off on To speak on your terms, free yourself from the press corps

What can you say about things that are morally distinct in a news media world in which moral distinctions don’t exist? 

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The zealots of the Washington press corps

By John Stoehr / November 14, 2023 /

Like all zealots, they will be betrayed in the end.

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In a democracy, ‘lying isn’t supposed to be baked in’

By John Stoehr / November 6, 2023 / Comments Off on In a democracy, ‘lying isn’t supposed to be baked in’

Don’t wait for the Washington press corps to reform itself.

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The press corps’ teleological storytelling is a problem

By John Stoehr / July 12, 2022 / Comments Off on The press corps’ teleological storytelling is a problem

It’s a kind of lying.

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Lies are bad. A press corps enabling liars is worse

By John Stoehr / January 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Lies are bad. A press corps enabling liars is worse

Propaganda works when reporters fear telling the truth.

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In politics, a lie is true if no one opposes it. That’s why Democrats struggle. They must create ‘an infrastructure of democracy’ 

By John Stoehr / December 22, 2021 /

There’s no alternative for people vulnerable to propaganda.

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