Media trumpeted William Barr's spin on the Mueller report (again) -- will they ever learn?

Posted on AllSides April 19th, 2019
From The Left
Media Bias, Media Watch, Mueller report

Context-free tweets continue to spread administration propaganda.

On Thursday morning, Attorney General William Barr held a press conference to discuss the then-impending release of special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report. The press conference -- like Barr's March letter about Mueller's report -- was a transparent attempt to spin Mueller's conclusions in advance of their public release. While many observers noted the absurdity of Barr holding a press conference to field questions about an as-yet-unreleased report, numerous media figures nonetheless trumpeted Barr's spin.

In particular, reporters and outlets quoted this odd...

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https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/04/18/media-trumpeted-william-barrs-spin-mueller-report-again-will-they-ever-learn/223499

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