April 21, 2021Last week, I criticized a recent report from the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That report made a number of bold claims about the American public and what it said was a widespread lack of support for core journalistic values like transparency, oversight, and giving voice to the less powerful. Among those claims:
Only 29% of Americans believe that “a good way to make society better is to spotlight its problems.”
Just 44% of Americans support the journalistic value of transparency.
Only half 50% of Americans support the journalistic value of giving voice to the less powerful.
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Trump Trial Also A Referendum On Authoritarianism In America
A conviction would send a message that Republicans believe that elections and the rule of law are foundational, but so far, leaders prefer to avoid the issue.
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Then-President Donald Trump speaks at a rally protesting the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6, 2021.
WASHINGTON As the Senate readies for yet another Donald Trump impeachment trial and prepares to judge the former president’s conduct, senators also may be voting on a much bigger question: American democracy versus American authoritarianism.
Because, while Trump is charged specifically with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, his and his allies’ and supporters’ own words show that the assault was the culmination of a monthslong attempt to overturn the election he lost and included a discussion of invoking martial law.
Impeachment Trial: American Democracy vs. GQP Authoritarianism
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Impeachment Trial: American Democracy vs. GQP Authoritarianism
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As the Senate readies for yet another Donald Trump impeachment trial and prepares to judge the former president’s conduct,
senators also may be voting on a much bigger question: American democracy versus
GQP authoritarianism.
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Because, while Trump is charged specifically with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,
his and his allies’ and supporters’ own words show that the assault was the culmination of a months-long attempt to overturn the election he lost and included a discussion of invoking martial law.
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