Media leaders agonize over amplifying Trump lies as 2020 election year begins
In interviews, 30 leading US media figures and commentators share the deep dilemmas facing journalists in a momentous presidential election year
The US media is facing daunting decisions as it enters the 2020 presidential election year including whether to amplify or muffle Donald Trump’s “digital bully pulpit” and his relentless stream of untruths as it seeks to avoid the calamitous mistakes of 2016, leading figures from the industry say.
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