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Donald Trump was the most openly corrupt presidential candidate of our
lifetime.
During the 2016 election, he was caught on tape bragging about sexually
assaulting women. He was caught red-handed exploiting his private
foundation. He invited foreign interference into the election.
So how on Earth did he win?
One big factor was the corporate media's misguided obsession with false
notions of "balance" and the fear of being called "liberal." Every hour
of coverage of Trump scandals was countered with an hour-plus of
negative coverage about Democrats. In fact, the New York Times wrote
more about Clinton's emails than all of Trump's scandals combined.
By Election Day, voters thought "both sides" were equally bad—and this
year, it's happening all over again.
Our democracy is in crisis, and we're coming up on the most important
election in our lifetime.
It's vital that our media be willing to uncover the real stories—not
false equivalencies. The corporate media, in their never-ending quest to
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profit-seeking investors, can't be trusted to do any better in 2020 than
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