CNN pundit says the biggest misconception of network is that they ‘are lying’

"The single biggest misconception is that we are lying," said Mara Schiavocampo on Brian Stelter's Sunday show on CNN. The purpose of the segment was to tackle common myths about the mainstream media.

"There is a lot of media mistrust," Schiavocampo added.

Schiavocampo was on Reliable Sources to answer a "media mailbag" question, which actually ended up in Stelter asking her a very general question about "how journalism works."

Stelter, who once willingly called himself a "useful idiot," said that since Schiavocampo knows "how the sausage is made," he wanted to know what she thinks "are the most common media misconceptions?"

"The single biggest misconception is that we are lying," she said. "There is a lot of media mistrust; I hear this all the time. And here's what I would love to correct about that misperception: We are human; we make mistakes."

Schiavocampo elaborated further on her point:

"So, most often, when someone says to me 'the media is lying,' and they point to an example, what they're pointing to is an example of a mistake, not an intentional lie."

"We do not have malicious intent. Most journalists, by and large, take great pride in getting things right, and it's tremendously shameful to make a mistake, and they own up to it very quickly."

"So, if you do see a mistake, it's generally the result of human error: you're moving too fast, bad sources, too many cooks in the kitchen."

"... Our intent is to get it right and get it first, and when mistakes are made, that's actually very embarrassing."

Ironically, back on Jul. 18 2021, Stelter had a guest on his show that told him the exact opposite. At the time, author Michael Wolff told Stelter he needed to stop being so repetitive and "listen more."

CNN as a network is going through a major upheaval, with the recent dismissal of long-standing host Chris Cuomo over allegations that he failed to meet journalistic standards regarding what at the time was an investigation into sexual misconduct on the part of his brother, then the governor of New York state.

Even the top shareholder of the company which has recently acquired CNN has commented that the network has strayed from what he considers to be real journalism, and that he plans to make sweeping changes, which could possibly include more firings of prominent staff members.