Point/Counterpoint: Local news is not fake news; daily newspapers unfairly tarred by criticisms aimed at national outlets
From the column: Local newspapers regularly are attacked for lying about things in Washington about which they don’t write. Trust me. I got those calls.
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Eliot Kleinberg | ×
In numerous polls, large numbers of Americans say “the media” regularly present “fake news,” ranging from skewing to downright lying.
But they really are talking about the national “media,” a club that’s difficult to define and whose view is insular, to say the least.
A few dozen outlets, from TV networks to national newspapers to online entities, cover Washington, D.C. Their standards for accuracy and fairness, and their journalism credentials in general, run the gamut.
In numerous polls, large numbers of Americans say “the media” regularly present “fake news,” ranging from skewing to downright lying.
But they really are talking about the national “media,” a club that’s difficult to define and whose view is insular, to say the least.
A few dozen outlets, from TV networks to national newspapers to online entities, cover Washington. Their standards for accuracy and fairness, and their journalism credentials in general, run the gamut.
Across the country, thousands of other “media” operations operate. Those are local newspapers.
Local papers don’t lie, or spin, about the president, the Congress, the GOP, the rigged election, Bill Barr, Mitt Romney, or Lafayette Square. Why? Because they do not cover them.
In numerous polls, large numbers of Americans say âthe mediaâ regularly present âfake news,â ranging from skewing to downright lying.
But they really are talking about the national âmedia,â a club thatâs difficult to define and whose view is insular, to say the least.
A few dozen outlets, from TV networks to national newspapers to online entities, cover Washington. Their standards for accuracy and fairness, and their journalism credentials in general, run the gamut.
Across the country, thousands of other âmediaâ operations operate. Those are local newspapers.
Local papers donât lie or spin about the president, the Congress, the GOP, the rigged election, Bill Barr, Mitt Romney, or Lafayette Square. Why? Because they do not cover them.