Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump wasn’t the only big ego in last week’s media clash with Univision’s Jorge Ramos.
This week’s Mainstream Media Scream features Ramos and how he described himself and his questioning of Trump. On ABC’s This Week on Sunday, he said that he was advocating for immigrants as he envisioned legendary journalists Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite would:
“I think that, as a reporter, many times you have to take a stand when it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public life, dictatorships and human rights. We have to take a stand. The best examples of journalism that I have – Edward R. Murrow against McCarthy, Cronkite during the Vietnam war or the Washington Post reporters forcing the resignation of the Richard Nixon — that’s when reporters challenged those who are in power. And I think it is our responsibility to do that. I find it ironic and fascinating that I’m being criticized by other reporters for asking questions. Isn’t that the essence, exactly, of what we do?”
Media Research Center Vice President of Research Brent Baker explains our pick: “Univision should be embarrassed by the unprofessional behavior of Jorge Ramos, who is obviously more of a left-wing, anti-conservative activists than any kind of journalist. And to compare himself to journalistic icons, in lecturing Trump on what he ‘cannot’ do, is the height of self-aggrandizement.”
Rating: Five out of five screams.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
