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Nancy Minter's avatar

"Covering the 2020 campaign, the press should make sure they don't put their thumb on the scale for Trump in hopes of marketing a close race." Marketing a close race, that's why I don't think news should be for profit.

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Lou's avatar

These days are often compared to the end of Nixon but the big difference was the media used to be fair and balanced and Republicans did put country before party. Today the media, as you so well point out, is all about the ratings and because of that we might have to endure another four years of this madness. The polls look good for Biden but the scary thing is that the Republicans will use dirty tricks and voter suppression to cheat their way to keeping power. Will the media report these stories and take back their role as referee of our democracy or ignore it because the ratings might be better? Unfortunately we know the answer.

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