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By Beth Ann Rosica
There were big winners and losers this week, but perhaps the most important victory goes to the alternative media outlets who do not succumb to being the mouthpiece for a particular political party. Even the mainstream media outlets are acknowledging they have a problem.
Brian Stetler of CNN wrote the morning after the election, “[Trump’s] defeat of Kamala Harris is raising questions about the media’s credibility, influence, and audience. Some of the questions might not be answerable for years.”
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, penned an op-ed with a similar message. “In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress. But in this year’s Gallup poll, we have managed to fall below Congress. Our profession is now the least trusted of all. Something we are doing is clearly not working.”
Why It Matters. Locally, I like to think that Broad + Liberty plays a similar role — of course, I am biased since I write here every week. Broad + Liberty was founded on the principles to “promote innovative ideas, diverse and disruptive viewpoints, and positive policies that hit home for our readers, supporters and followers.”
While many of our editorial pieces are right-leaning, we are always willing and typically eager to publish both sides. Occasionally, we run point and counterpoint stories to illustrate different perspectives. And our investigative journalism is consistently focused on presenting the facts and uncovering information that other news outlets are often unwilling to write about. We diligently differentiate between fact and opinion.
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