Check out the real "Time" magazine cover featuring Kate Winslet from March 2, 2009 next to the #fakeNews ( supposedly from the same date) "Time" magazine cover featuring Trump (which is actually hanging in Trump's golf clubs).
http://www.progressivepostdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/donald-trump-hanging-fake-copy-time-magazine-golf-clubs-years-1024x640.png
It's ironic that, after all their talk against misinformation, Trump's properties fell for #fakeNews.
Nevertheless, I do have to give credit to the Trump administration, they know exactly how to attack the press (which is what the GOP base wants). I am surprised though, at how the press is slow to fight back: it might be because news media is owned by corporations which probably (although they deny it) have control over content. Thus news organizations can't get too aggressive; after all, federal regulators might make their job harder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/business/media/cnn-retracted-story-on-trump.html
In all fairness though, upon reading the NYtimes story about the CNN retraction (link above); it is clear to me that if news organizations fail in their procedures when publishing a story, the consequences are massive: Trump's supporters are now yelling about fake news, and the news media might actually begin to retreat. Meanwhile, three CNN employees lost their job and livelihood.
But remember, Trump lost by three million votes, and many of those who didn't vote at all, can't stand the president either. Hence, there is intense pressure from a large percentage of the population for news organizations to hold the Trump administration accountable. And I hope they do it without having to issue retractions which only help to fuel the #fakeNews charges from the right-wing. Amidst all the fake news ("Time" covers included) and inaccurate information, now is the time for the real news to prevail.
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