To recap: Resignations of this sort are pretty standard during White House transition periods. Also, there was no mass exodus of top-level officials and the “entire senior administrative team” certainly didn’t quit in protest of Trump.
So all those panicky reactions from reporters were – for what, exactly?
As mentioned in this story’s opening, the media hysteria surrounding Trump does no one any good. It turns off readers, and it undercuts the press’ already diminished credibility.
Reporters obviously need to be more careful and even-handed in their presentation of Trump-related stories. If journalists keep overhyping every new thing involving the White House, readers who aren’t already anti-Trump will eventually tune out the headlines entirely, greatly reducing the Fourth Estate’s ability to hold the powerful to account.
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