Anyone who reports on the debt ceiling without explaining the debt ceiling is doing a disservice to their audience and the American people.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
What role could journalists have if not to inform the public of important issues facing the country and educate when they do not understand?
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
@WillMcAvoyACN you see this…Chuck Todd: It's Not Media's Job To Correct GOP's Obamacare Falsehoods http://t.co/iGES4g0heJ …
— Johnny (@soulgroove) September 18, 2013
Does anyone have a link to @chucktodd saying it is not the job of the media to correct misconceptions about the debt ceiling?
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
@WillMcAvoyACN and there ya go. You don't even have the facts of the phony controversy that doesn't exist right. Ah, Twitter!
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) September 18, 2013
.@chucktodd Other people brought up your name when I was simply talking about the very real misconceptions about the debt ceiling that exist
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
.@chucktodd Had I meant to call you out, I would have used your name. Others mentioned your statement, and I was having trouble finding it.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
.@chucktodd That said, someone has provided the video now, and it's about Obamacare. Yes, it is the President's job to sell the law.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
.@chucktodd However, it is also the job of journalists to provide context and understanding to ongoing political debates, including…
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
.@chucktodd …but not limited to, reporting when politicians use misconceptions and lies to make their point to the public.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
.@chucktodd The role of the media is to educate and inform, and that sometimes includes calling a lie a lie.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013
@WillMcAvoyACN @chucktodd Thinks WH dropped the ball on ACA information and that it isn't media's job to give that information.
— Jan Neumann (@JNeumann54) September 18, 2013
.@JNeumann54 @chucktodd It's not the media's job to sell ACA. It's their job to report when arguments against it use lies and misinformation
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 18, 2013