DC press corps goes MIA on House Dem scandal

Katie Porter, darling of the liberal media, is having a rough couple of weeks. The California congresswoman has recently been accused of: firing an employee who allegedly gave her Covid; using racist language, and fostering a hostile workplace. These are explosive allegations to be levied against a high-profile Democrat, yet the general public would never have heard of any of them were it not for an anonymous Instagram account that did the job of the entire DC press corps. …

So how come more well-established outlets aren’t breaking these stories about Porter’s problems? According to some journalists, they’ve known about these horror stories for years and simply choose to ignore them. Don’t just take my word for it: listen to Alex Thomas, a former Washington correspondent for Playboy and other outlets: “The Katie Porter stuff is not new… Dem staffers have been talking about [this] for at least two years,” he wrote.

The problem is, for journalists — especially in the Capitol Hill press cartel — open secrets are actually no fun once they become public knowledge. Congresswoman Porter can be a horrible boss for years, run for reelection in a competitive House race receiving national attention and get away with it… if it wasn’t for an anonymous Instagram account? I’m not sure that’s what students paying over $70,000 for a journalism degree are taught.

All too often, modern-day journalists invert one of the profession’s highest callings — and comfort the comforted while afflicting the afflicted. In the wake of the Porter story, some are admitting it.