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Truth in Our Times Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts

David E. McCraw

David E. McCraw recounts his experiences as the top newsroom lawyer for the In October 2016, when Donald Trump's lawyer demanded that

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It was discussed at length, and Preet Bharara had read it twice, as well as reviewing it for the New York Times. It covers topics related to press freedom and bias in the age of alternative facts.

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And the fact that we are critical of him, I think eats at him. He is in some ways still trying to win the war he was waging as a celebrity. He wants the New York Times to say flattering things about h...

— Episode: Truth in the Trump Era (with David McCra...

Episode: Truth in the Trump Era (with David McCraw)

It was discussed at length, and Preet Bharara had read it twice, as well as reviewing it for the New York Times. It covers topics related to press freedom and bias in the age of alternative facts.

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And the fact that we are critical of him, I think eats at him. He is in some ways still trying to win the war he was waging as a celebrity. He wants the New York Times to say flattering things about him.

The relationship should be that our reporters are doing hard stories about the president, the president is answering hard questions, and ultimately the public gets a chance to decide which of those matter to them and what they want to do about them.

many journalists are biased, just not in the way that most people think about it.

reporters tend to champion the underdog.

the easy rap is that most reporters lean liberal, true. And that dictates how they cover a conservative like Trump, false.

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