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sharedvalues

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2. In fairness, journalism training is flawed: journalists should report the truth.

Reply to OldHippieChick (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 07:06 PM

Mar 2017

>For her to have used the words "tries" or "try" would have been editorializing. Her instincts would not allow that and, if they did, her editor would redact those words. The mere statement that "Trump tells me ..." means it's a lie.

This is the problem with American journalism today -- the policy you quote is flawed.

Because when journalists follow a policy of not inserting ANY opinion, liars can take advantage of those journalists by saying ridiculous things that journalists are then "forced" to repeat.

That's why Trump controls the media.

The only solution is for journalists to report facts.

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NYTimes/Haberman amplify Trump's lies [View all] sharedvalues Mar 2017 OP

In all fairness, real journalists are taught not to insert opinion in their reporting. OldHippieChick Mar 2017 #1

In fairness, journalism training is flawed: journalists should report the truth. sharedvalues Mar 2017 #2