The Media Coverage of the 2016 Campaign Was a Disaster

As Trump prepares to announce American withdrawal from the Paris climate deal, something to keep in mind:

Trump's exit from Paris agreement underscores the media’s catastrophic 2016 climate change coverage failure https://t.co/TFuz6TwOaF pic.twitter.com/1LJ1ULZppG

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) June 1, 2017

“But her emails” isn’t about defending Hillary Clinton per se. It’s an observation that the media was obsessed with trivia when covering a high stakes election.

Also, withdrawal from the accord is a classic illustration of how much the Republican Party is dominated by empty identity politics.