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We — the traditional, the legacy, the mainstream media — have to change.

— Margaret Sullivan Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission", The Washington Post (2016)

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Trump is, of course, a master of distraction and media manipulation. It’s possible to resist being his chump, but it takes continued self-regulation.

Journalists in the age of Trump: Lose the smugness, keep the mission", The Washington Post (2016)

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