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