Blog post: WaPo “breaks” the news about Mandy Cohen
By Monica Chen The Washington Post “broke” the news about Mandy Cohen being picked to become the next CDC director on Thursday. The story was fascinating for three reasons: The first is that it had three anonymous sources and the WaPo reporters referred to them as “the people,” which is hilarious. The second is how much it goes out of the way to ignore the most obvious thing about Cohen’s career: How despised she is in North Carolina. Cohen is by every measure a failed public servant. But WaPo cannot or refuses to look at the facts, or heck, read the room. It insists on writing about Cohen as if she’s a shining beacon of accomplishment and competence. The result is a very goofy, out of touch news article — at best. It is honestly hilarious at the same time it’s completely despicable. The third reason why this article is fascinating is its timing. More on that later. First, two excerpts from the article here. One on the three anonymous sources: President Biden plans to …