Editorial: The media swallowed Trump’s ‘fake news’ bait. Time to return to the facts on the ground
When nations erupt in war, we need hard facts, not hot takes. Yet anyone who turned to CNN during the first evenings of the Russian offensive in Ukraine found personalities far more used to opining from a liberal point of view than anchoring reporting. The point of view was different, of course, but the same also was true on Fox News. And if you got your news from Twitter, it was worse yet. ...
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Mar 03, 2022
2 minutes
When nations erupt in war, we need hard facts, not hot takes.
Yet anyone who turned to CNN during the first evenings of the Russian offensive in Ukraine found personalities far more used to opining from a liberal point of view than anchoring reporting. The point of view was different, of course, but the same also was true on Fox News.
And if you
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