The variety and vehemence of put-downs  in the media today must reveal fear.  Nothing else could account for the near hysterical reaction to a meeting aimed at free speech.

It certainly looks as though the nation's left-wing media establishment doesn't want its conservative media competitors to have access to social media links, leaving them in control of online readership.  Today marks the White House "Social Media Summit," and the level of disparagement is startling.

NPR: Far-Right Social Media Personalities Headed To The White House

CNN: Trump invites right-wing extremists to White House 'social media summit'

The Verge: The White House’s social media summit has an ulterior motive

NBC: Conspiracy theorists, far-right agitators head to White House with social media in their sights

Washington Post: The White House just demonstrated exactly why its ‘social media summit’ doesn’t make sense

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