I think I disagree with the opening paragraph...

"The CJR story worked backward from the conclusion that Donald Trump had been vindicated and used a parallel to the media’s coverage of Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction"
That's not how I saw the CJR piece...but rather more of a call to reckoning by the media, in general...specifically NYT, MSNBC, and others. There was a closing line near the end that had a similar sentiment that I disagreed with and think that Chait missed the point. Unfortunately though, I'm out of free clicks to that media, so unable to quote it.
I think Chait does a good job acknowledging his own biases...but, unfortunately, they are just that. I cringe a bit at reading this line for example..."I speculated the Steele dossier would be proven mostly true, and that prediction turned out very wrong." The articles hyperlinked in that are, quite honestly, awful.
Again, props to Chait for the acknowledgement, but he misses the point of the CJR, likely due to his bias. The CJR piece was a call for reckoning as noted by the stats on both sides' distrust of media, not a Pro Trump rah-rah piece.
Lastly, to sort of branch off from the above...I certainly didn't read the CJR piece and come away thinking better of Trump. In fact, quite honestly, the opposite. The piece confirmed an image of a man who makes decisions in haste against his advisors that have catastrophic ends, such as the firing of Comey and attempts of firing Mueller, or...his war on media early on that placed him past the point of no return; where a partnership would now never exist. The piece discusses his isolation from advisors post Biden/Trump election, and the horrific downward spiral it caused. It paints him as vengeful and overly sensitive to others' opinions, at least for the job of POTUS. It illustrates that he should not be POTUS, at least in my humble opinion. Again, this was hardly a pity piece for Trump, and certainly not "pro Trump." Having said that though, there were simply a lot of unforgivable missteps by the Times and others that went on for years.
As always, appreciate your civil discourse.

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Very long, but worthwhile, read by the Columbia Journalism Review... -- Folly Beach Hokie 02/13/2023 11:00AM

Thanks for sharing this. Interesting, and troubling. ** -- Joey Wahoo 02/14/2023 12:59PM

CJR published shoddy journalism. -- DanTheFan 02/13/2023 1:54PM

Here are some critiques to think about in regards to this piece. One being -- HooAskedYou 02/13/2023 12:12PM

You'd think the author would understand the importance of legitimate....... -- Chuck Taylor 02/13/2023 12:22PM

I agree it is a good read. Here is another: -- southdenverhoo 02/13/2023 12:07PM

And another I came upon first time I saw this CJR link here. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/13/2023 1:15PM

Without disputing the validity of your reasoning, I would point out that -- southdenverhoo 02/13/2023 1:28PM

I agree with some of that. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/13/2023 1:49PM

I think I disagree with the opening paragraph... -- Folly Beach Hokie 02/13/2023 12:38PM

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Thought? Never. ** -- 111Balz 02/13/2023 1:27PM

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