The Republican Horse Race Is Over, and Journalism Lost – The New York Times

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The Republican Horse Race Is Over, and Journalism Lost

Political journalists’ mistakes piled up as they played down the rise of Donald Trump as a serious candidate and emphasized his entertainment value.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/business/media/the-republican-horse-race-is-over-and-journalism-lost.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

in the end, you have to point the finger at national political journalism, which has too often lost sight of its primary directives in this election season: to help readers and viewers make sense of the presidential chaos; to reduce the confusion, not add to it; to resist the urge to put ratings, clicks and ad sales above the imperative of getting it right