On the single most important issue in journalism — defending free speech — the very people charged with defending free expression were too “afraid” of the political left to 1) tell the truth about how outrageous this was and 2) stand up for the bedrock principle of their own profession.

Now, ask yourself this…

If these cowards are too “afraid” to tell that truth and defend that principle, imagine the other truths people like Wemple and the Washington Post are “afraid” to tell.

Imagine all the other principles they are refusing to defend.

[Here’s the link to Erik Wemple’s admission that his criticism of the torch-and-pitchfork NYT mob that went after James Bennet came “875 days too late.” Keep it handy when mainstream media outlets lament the demise of democracy, or the sundering of “norms,” but mostly when they wonder why no one trusts them. — Ed]