Daily Report
Senate candidate mischaracterizes journalists, limits press event access
Why Troubling News:
Former RNC chair and senate hopeful Michael Whatley has begun a campaign against non partisan media in the face of lowering polls. Whatley began blacklisting media sources after reports of his repeated failure to appear in court for driving offenses drew public backlash. Since then Whatley has derided journalists as purveyors of 'garbage and lies', despite public legal records backing their claims. Whatley's campaign against journalists feeds into misinformative conspiracy theories and public mistrust.
