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How the news media – long in thrall to Trump – can cover his new run for president responsibly

  • Written by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard Kennedy School
imageMembers of the media prepare for Donald Trump's announcement that he is running for president in 2024.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

Now that he’s in the 2024 presidential race, the media circus that is Donald Trump is returning for a new season.

Trump is still newsworthy. He’s been weakened by his defeat in the 2020 presidential election,...

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