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Showing Original Post only (View all)"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren't two sides to facts" [View all]
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.htmlNo paywall link
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This is a tough column to write, because I dont want to demean or insult those who write me in good faith. Ive started it a half dozen times since November but turned to other topics each time because this needle hard to thread. No matter how I present it, Ill offend some thoughtful, decent people.
The north star here is truth. We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information.
The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency. He sparked an insurrection intended to overthrow our government and keep himself in power. No president in our history has done worse.
This is not subjective. We all saw it. Plenty of leaders today try to convince the masses we did not see what we saw, but our eyes dont deceive. (If leaders began a yearslong campaign today to convince us that the Baltimore bridge did not collapse Tuesday morning, would you ever believe them?) Trust your eyes. Trump on Jan. 6 launched the most serious threat to our system of government since the Civil War. You know that. You saw it.
The facts involving Trump are crystal clear, and as news people, we cannot pretend otherwise, as unpopular as that might be with a segment of our readers. There arent two sides to facts. People who say the earth is flat dont get space on our platforms. If that offends them, so be it.
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"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren't two sides to facts" [View all]
Nevilledog
Mar 30
OP
Perfect. Just perfect. And the fact that this is from Cleveland, my birthplace, just warms....
RussellCattle
Mar 30
#3
I just did myself, and the results are in: I still think Merrick Garland is soggy
Blue Owl
Mar 30
#33
Yeah you did do "you," because you certainly didn't see anything in the article to support yr "opinion."
emulatorloo
Mar 31
#37
As representitive of the great paper the Plain Dealer was, and still pretty much is ...
marble falls
Mar 31
#45
How so? The author points out the similarities between Hitler and traitortrump and parts of the media.
Hermit-The-Prog
Mar 30
#13
For starters, comparing TFG to Hitler trivializes Hitler. For TFG to be Hitler, he'd need the acquiescence ...
marble falls
Mar 31
#48
The discussion the author made was "we don't pay attention to TFG in a manner that boosts TFG and ...
marble falls
Mar 31
#49
Feel fine. Tired of the overcoverage of TFG and the undercoverage of Biden/Harris and the good being ...
marble falls
Mar 31
#50
"No matter how strongly a thing may be believed, strength of belief is no criterion of truth." - Nietzsche
sop
Mar 30
#19
"He is unique among all American presidents for his efforts to keep power at any cost."
Demovictory9
Mar 30
#20