The wounds the press has suffered lately in the United States — trust has fallen significantly since Donald Trump first took office — are at least partly self-inflicted. The President and his gaggle of sycophantic aides have found an easy target in the press. They regularly denigrate the press, most often with scant evidence to support their claims.

“Fake news!” is the most common refrain. Mostly, the charges are unfounded, but the press typically lets the accusations stand without responding.

No journalist, no public figure, no eminent thinker comes forward to rebut the claims and defend the press, standing up for the societal value of aggressive, fact-based journalism.

Every time the President complains about “fake news,” the press must answer. Equally as important, individual reporte

See Full Page