Brian Stelter is once again celebrating the corporate press, this time hailing mainstream journalists as the heroes behind the collapse of Rep.
Eric Swalwells campaign for California governor.
According to Gateway Pundit, Stelter used his CNN platform to applaud the media for finally reporting on serious sexual misconduct allegations against the Democrat, including an alleged rape, even as critics noted that these rumors had circulated for years in political and media circles without serious scrutiny. The Blaze reported that CNNs chief media analyst is applauding the mainstream media for exposing sexual misconduct allegations against the top Democratic candidate for California governor, including an alleged rape, and now faces the wrath of online critics.
California Rep. Eric Swalwell had a tenuous lead above the other Democrats, but he has suspended his campaign in the wake of allegations of sexual assault from a former staffer and accusations from others about sexual misconduct. He has denied the claims. On Monday, Stelter framed the belated coverage as a triumph for his profession, calling the report a victory for journalism while glossing over the fact that many had looked the other way for a decade about rumors of the allegations.
Stelter went so far as to declare it a testament to the power of investigative reporting and credited CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle for ending Swalwells gubernatorial ambitions. Meanwhile, conservatives and other users on Twitter/X blasted his comments, questioning why the media should be praised for acting only after Swalwell had become politically inconvenient.
Critics also pointed out that the real courage came from the alleged victims and whistleblowers who stepped forward, not from newsrooms that long ignored the story. As many on the right observed, We all know the real reason why they wanted Swalwell out of the race, and it had far more to do with internal Democrat politics than with any sudden moral awakening in the legacy media.
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