“If the populace has decided to trade in its freedom and rights for stability and security that authoritarians always promise, then the press has to make a choice and decide that honest journalists are dissidents.”
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Denise G (deniseg@stranger.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 03:35:58 JST Denise G “The press is going to find itself in an existential battle for its own integrity if it does not decide to confront and challenge Trump top to bottom. There’s no way a truly free press can be neutral about lies and broken civic norms and survive,” said Jim Sleeper, author and retired lecturer in political science at Yale University.
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Denise G (deniseg@stranger.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Nov-2024 03:35:59 JST Denise G An existential battle’: how Trump’s win is shifting the US media landscape
Some outlets recalibrate coverage as they navigate threats of president-elect and interests faced by corporate owners
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/23/trump-journalist-cable-msnbc
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