Joe Biden’s team isn’t satisfied with the positive media coverage that he receives. His team devised a novel solution to this problem: give media outlets access to tips on improving their coverage.

Semafor reported that “President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is organizing several off-the-record trips for top political editors and journalists to visit the team’s headquarters in Wilmington Delaware where they will be briefed by top officials, including the campaign manager. “They’re also using the opportunity to rectify their mistakes.

The worst is still to come

According to two people who are familiar with the situation, in meetings with journalists of outlets like The New York Times or The Washington Post campaign officials will often use a worksheet to highlight areas they feel their reporting lacks.

Let’s recap.

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The campaign officials are especially unhappy with the coverage of Donald Trump. Campaign officials are particularly unhappy with some coverage of Donald Trump.

We didn’t intend to encourage Joe Biden to think of the media, which should be independent and uncontrolled, as state-controlled.

A campaign is desperate to control the narrative because it knows that it will lose. Although it’s hard to imagine a Democrat complaining, Democrats know they would not win elections if the media treated them the same as Republicans.

The Obama White House has threatened other journalists for refusing the order. Other journalists quickly came forward.

Joe Biden’s dictatorial behavior and his demands that media outlets behave like state-run media is not what promotes a free, independent media.