The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman

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[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

“How do you know it didn’t happen?”
That’s the most effective line in politics right now.
Because the moment you hear it, the burden just shifted—to you.
https://t.co/lW0pYnQhfi

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Full breakdown here: https://t.co/5admsMtSrD

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

You don’t need evidence to win an argument anymore.

You just need a claim.

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That’s not a flaw in the system.

It’s the strategy

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It moves away from the person making the claim…

…and onto everyone else.

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5/
Maria Bartiromo isn’t the exception.
She is the business model.
👉 https://t.co/b0GMXU6DZj

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

The 2020 election coverage showed the pattern.
Repeat the claim.
Don’t challenge it.
Move on.
Do it enough times, and it becomes “truth” to your audience.

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That’s how something unproven starts to sound credible.
That’s how something questionable starts to feel real.
That’s not journalism.
It’s amplification.

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

2/
The shift isn’t always obvious.
It often looks like this:
A nod.
A “yes.”
“That’s very serious.”
No pushback.

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

1/
There was a time when getting something wrong on air had consequences.
Now?
You can be wrong repeatedly — loudly, publicly — and nothing happens.
Maria Bartiromo is a case study in how that works.

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

The president posted an image of himself as Jesus Christ.
Forty minutes after attacking the Pope.
And most of the people who claim to defend Christian values said nothing.

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She didn’t lose her job.
She lost her usefulness.
Reports say U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is out.
👇
https://t.co/AXOP7C4lEK

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

You can have a valid ID…
and still not be able to register to vote under the SAVE Act.

That’s the part missing from most of the coverage.

Here’s the reality behind the rhetoric.
https://t.co/GAO9I0knc8

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

Most people are focused on Trump’s attacks on the press. But the real story is someone else targeting the media — and that person controls the airwaves.
https://t.co/znIZbDf3On

[The Recovering Journalist | Alan Goodman @AlanWGoodman]

Tucker Carlson says the CIA is trying to frame him for a crime.

No evidence.
No confirmation.
But plenty of attention.

Here are the facts: https://t.co/fvoZlyNGVT