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After prolonged period of press-bashing, a more constructive form of media criticism is now flourishing

  • Written by Kevin M. Lerner, Associate Professor of Journalism, Marist College
imageDonald Trump, both as candidate and president, trashed the press. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Over the past several years, and maybe even longer, it seems as if every day brings a new round of attacks on the American press.

Some of these attacks come under the guise of criticism: accusations of being “fake news”; arguments that journalists...

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