Article in The Guardian by Margaret Sullivan, 9/5/25
Headline: “Why is much of the media ignoring questions about Trump’s health?”
Subhead: “Most of the mainstream media is overly cautious in approaching the fair topic of the president’s health”
“Prestigious news organizations gave scant attention when, for several days recently, Donald Trump faded from public view. Other than some social media posts and some blurry golf-course images, the normally ubiquitous president seemed almost to disappear.
But most of Big Journalism gave that subject a pass. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/05/trump-health-media-margaret-sullivan
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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Liam Scott, 9/4/25
Headline: “What’s in a Hand?
Subhead: “The White House press corps gets credit for not falling for misinformation about Trump’s health. But is it missing the story again?”
” ‘How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?’ It was Tuesday afternoon, and Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy was asking Donald Trump about the viral rumors that spread late last week, fueled by an uncharacteristic span of days without any public events, that the president was gravely ill.
“It’s fake news,” Trump replied . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/trump-health-misinformation-hand-social-media.php
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Article in Comic Sands by Alan Herrera, 9/4/25
Headline: “Vance Gets Brutal Reminder After Accusing Media Of ‘Lying’ About Trump Being On His ‘Deathbed’ “
Subhead: “Vice President JD Vance accused the media of claiming that President Trump was dying after he wasn’t seen for three days—except no reputable media sources claimed that.”
“Vice President JD Vance was called out after accusing media outlets of claiming that President Donald Trump was dying after he wasn’t seen for three days even though no reputable media sources had published reports saying so. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.comicsands.com/vance-media-trump-deathbed