The news media must stop booking Kellyanne Conway who has abused her power and platform to knowingly lie to the public on several occasions, to broadcast falsehoods rebranded as "alternative facts," and to endorse Ivanka Trump's products.
Why is this important?
MSNBC recently announced that Kellyanne Conway will not be invited back to one of its most popular programs, "Morning Joe." And, earlier this week, the Office of Government Ethics formally requested an investigation into whether Conway violated standards of conduct by promoting Ivanka Trump's products while being interviewed on Fox News' "Fox & Friends."
Falsehoods rebranded as "alternative facts" and unethical product plugs for Trump family's businesses have no place in real news.
Kellyanne Conway is not the only problem. But she's often called to clean up for the lies and deceptions of her boss and colleagues—and we have to start somewhere in showing that we won't tolerate lies from the Trump administration.
Let's start an online movement imploring the press, including NBC, ABC, CBS, and NPR, to stop providing a podium to Trump's spokespeople—starting with Kellyanne Conway—from which they can spread falsehoods. Together, we can help keep the vulnerable Fourth Estate strong in the face of an administration that seeks to dismantle it.
We can't let Donald Trump destroy factually-correct journalism.
