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President Donald Trump waves to journalists as he walks to board Air Force One before departing from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey, on Aug. 9, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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August 18, 2026

Bias is hindering journalism, but maybe not how the right and left assume

By TOM ROSENSTIEL Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON (TNS) — At the heart of the crisis facing journalism — and hence democracy, too — i...

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