'Failing to tell the central story': Reporter reveals what media misses in Trump coverage

In a recent post to his blog, veteran journalist Dan Froomkin argued that mainstream media outlets' coverage of President-elect Donald Trump has been dismal in its grasp of who Trump is on a fundamental level. He then relayed advice from another experienced reporter on how journalists can more accurately cover the incoming administration over the next four years.

On his website Press Watch, Froomkin argued that Trump should be viewed not merely as a politician, but as a "proverbial snake-oil...