While legacy media outlets continue their predictable meltdowns over President Trump's decisive return to power, one veteran journalist is reminding Americans what real journalism used to look like—and exactly why the mainstream press has lost all credibility with everyday Patriots.
Mark Tapscott's "10 Infamous Rules for Editors and Reporters of Integrity" reads like an indictment of everything wrong with today's so-called "journalists" who function more like Democratic Party activists than actual reporters. The rules, circulating again as Trump dismantles the administrative state, reveal the stunning gap between old-school journalism and the propaganda machine masquerading as news today.
The Rules They Don't Want You to See
Tapscott's guidelines include basics that would be revolutionary in today's newsrooms: actually verify sources, present facts without editorial spin, and—imagine this—treat all subjects fairly regardless of political affiliation. These concepts are apparently foreign to the same media figures who spent four years spreading Russia hoax lies and Hunter Biden laptop denials.
"Since it's always been done by human beings, there has never been anybody remotely close to being absolutely objective in the news media in America, or anywhere else, for that matter, but that's no reason not to strive constantly to get as close as possible to that standard."
Translation: Real journalists understand their biases and work to overcome them. Today's legacy media embraces bias as a feature, not a bug, explaining why their credibility ratings sit somewhere between used car salesmen and politicians.
Why This Matters Now
As President Trump and his team expose the deep state's corruption, Americans are witnessing firsthand how the mainstream media serves as the propaganda arm of the administrative state. From covering up Biden family corruption to promoting COVID hysteria, these outlets abandoned journalistic integrity years ago.
The timing of Tapscott's rules resurfacing isn't coincidental. With Elon Musk revolutionizing information flow and citizen journalists breaking real stories, the legacy media death spiral is accelerating. Americans are done with being lectured by partisan hacks posing as objective reporters.
The question isn't whether mainstream media can reform—it's whether Patriots will continue supporting outlets that view them as enemies to be manipulated rather than citizens to be informed. Real journalism still exists, but you won't find it in the corporate boardrooms of CNN or the New York Times.