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The press is supposed to equip people to act as citizens and not just consumers of programming that happens to be news.


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I think there's been an overestimation of how much the press can shape coverage and people's decisions.

I think there's been an overestimation of how much the press can shape coverage and people's decisions.



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After all, the reporters are the ones who get to ask the questions.



CNN stands to make a hundred million dollars more than it's expected lift for the election cycle, due to the phenomenon that is Donald Trump.

CNN stands to make a hundred million dollars more than it's expected lift for the election cycle, due to the phenomenon that is Donald Trump.



People working for a news organization, even those with a point of view, are supposed to exercise independent judgment.

People working for a news organization, even those with a point of view, are supposed to exercise independent judgment.



You know, trust in the press, polls show - from Pew and other places - have gone down significantly over the years. Maybe the press doesn't have that much ability to frame people's decisions.

You know, trust in the press, polls show - from Pew and other places - have gone down significantly over the years. Maybe the press doesn't have that much ability to frame people's decisions.



Trump's - has great negatives, enormous negatives, a lot of people say they simply won't vote for him. So if he's gotten media, maybe it hasn't done him so much good.

Trump's - has great negatives, enormous negatives, a lot of people say they simply won't vote for him. So if he's gotten media, maybe it hasn't done him so much good.



Near counts more than far, familiar more than different. Such is the indictment against the press, that it fails to treat similar tragedies with equal dignity.

Near counts more than far, familiar more than different. Such is the indictment against the press, that it fails to treat similar tragedies with equal dignity.





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