{"id":63048,"date":"2026-03-03T19:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=63048"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:03:16","slug":"doing-the-right-thing-after-being-told-not-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=63048","title":{"rendered":"Doing The Right Thing After Being Told Not To"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, Hot Air<\/a> posted an article about Vinny Martorano, a young reporter who covers Austin, Texas. He was out and about covering the protests and rallies in Austin after the attack on Iran.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

He’s just about ready to go when his cameraman hands him a phone with a message from the station bosses, telling him to cool his jets on the ‘Yay, Trump<\/em>‘ crowd coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘They don’t want us focusing on that,<\/em>‘ says the cameraman, and it is hard to make out over the racket of the voices behind him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

WELL, I AM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

What a sad commentary on the state of the media that this one young man’s honest adherence to the essence of reporting the truth of the story in front of him is just a gobsmacker in this day and age.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reporting job for a major affiliate in a larger market like Austin is a plum opportunity, and to buck the bosses to tell the truth?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To show THE UNADORNED, UNEDITED TRUTH <\/em>instead of massaging the sensitivities of the pervading ideology?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m sorry – that is beyond spectacular.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe it’s because he went to a mid-major like Ball State (yes, I read his bio) that he’s kept his innate integrity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whatever it is, his parents raised what used to simply be known as a ‘good man’ – the same ‘good men’ who are now as rare as Sasquatch sightings in his profession.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t know what will happen once word of this hits the bosses, or if they’ve already ripped him a new one for his report.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All I know is that the media could use more Vinnies on-air and a whole lot less of the national CBS reporters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll lay you dollars to donuts they do the exact opposite.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vinny has a future in alternative media. It remains to be seen if he has a future with CBS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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