STOCKHOLM SYNDROME: Reporters weirdly silent on Pelosi’s attack on the press. “Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., attack on the press this weekend has provoked little outrage from reporters, which is curious considering the industry’s near-obsession with anti-media messages coming from the White House. . . . There have been a handful of reports noting the seriousness of the congresswoman’s charge, but there has been no great outcry from national media in response to being accused of acting as Russia’s accomplice. There have been no reporter hashtag campaigns, no brave editorials denouncing Pelosi’s attacks on the press and there have been no demands for an apology. At best, the congresswoman’s charge has been brushed aside as an unpleasant criticism. That’s about it. For an industry that has spent the last few months loudly proclaiming that it will not be cowed by Trump’s threats and insults, the mild-mannered media response to Pelosi’s not-so-insignificant charge is perplexing.”

Well, criticism or not, at bottom everybody’s on the same team and they know it.