Pro-Trump media sets the agenda with lies. Here’s how traditional media can take it back.

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[Commentary] You can’t fight propaganda with standard journalism. Watchdogging the fake-news machinery and fact-checking relentlessly is part of the prescription. So too is being more transparent about how we gather and verify the news; covering what’s important (not “barking at every car”); and using clearer labels to distinguish news from opinion. News organizations have to acknowledge their own biases internally, and constantly report against them.


Pro-Trump media sets the agenda with lies. Here’s how traditional media can take it back.