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David Bozell Unmasks Elitist Media’s Credibility Meltdown

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David Bozell Unmasks Elitist Media’s Credibility Meltdown Media Research Center President David Bozell joined WMAL’s The Derek Hunter Show on Friday to break down another wild week of media hypocrisy, exposing how legacy outlets continue to hyperventilate over White House press credentials while ignoring their own collapsing audience metrics. From crying "press freedom" to defending anonymous claims and panicking over new ownership, the media's self-important posturing has reached a fever pitch. When the Trump administration temporarily revoked credentials for outlets like CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, mainstream newsrooms immediately launched into full-scale doom-mongering about threats to democracy and First Amendment rights. As Hunter and Bozell noted, the press loves talking endlessly about "press freedom," but rarely bothers to mention press truthfulness or objectivity. Bozell underscores how legacy outlets gave up pretending to be neutral long ago, opting instead to act as political