Journalists on Twitter were upset that President Trump called on "friendly" news outlets during Monday's press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
No questions for Trump on Michael Flynn then. The perks of handpicking news outlets who get questions (ABC 7/Sinclair, Daily Caller).
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) February 13, 2017
By handpicking reporters, Trump manages to get through news conference without being asked about Flynn.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 13, 2017
Reporters covering the White House who fail to ask the president about the most pressing news of the day should be ashamed of themselves.
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 13, 2017
Stunning that not one reporter asked Trump to respond to reports about Flynn pre-inaugural contacts w Russians about sanctions
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) February 13, 2017
Reporters were upset that Trump was not asked any questions about his National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and whether he mislead administration officials on his conversations with the Russian government. This is the same media that pretends Obama's presidency was scandal free and forgot to ask any questions about Obama's scandals.
What're the odds Hillary can live up to Obama's scandal-free example? https://t.co/9Sg63XbG3V #demsinphilly pic.twitter.com/fk9QVplDzd
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 29, 2016
These are the same reporters who asked Hillary Clinton about her gender rather than her policies after a presidential debate.
Since Trump became president, the media has changed its attitude on how to cover the White House. A CNN contributor and correspondent for the New Yorker magazine, for example, said Trump taught non-partisan media it does not need to be fair to Trump. CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour declared that journalism is in an "existential crisis" in the Trump presidency and urged reporters to be "truthful, not neutral."
Washington Examiner reporter T. Becket Adams has a list of all the times the media has failed on reporting about the Trump administration.
Before taking on Trump, the media has its own issues with reputation and credibility that it needs to address.