You know a journalist by whom they admire

In this case, psychopathic, murderous, totalitarian dictators.

Ben Rhodes' reporters are doing well in South Korea.

Kim Jong Un's sister is stealing the show at the Winter Olympics https://t.co/1EenqF8pi7 pic.twitter.com/KULtJBtTEz

— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2018

From the Washington Post May 6, 2016 interview with Ben Rhodes, President Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor.

“All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus,” he said. “Now they don’t. They call us to explain to them what’s happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the outlets are reporting on world events from Washington. The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. That’s a sea change. They literally know nothing.”