Legacy Media Has a Trump Fetish
If democracy dies in darkness, then why are the Washington Post and New York Times so intent on hastening its demise with their myopic focus on white GOP voters?
Allison Hantschel
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Allison Hantschel publishes the 13-year-old journalism and politics blog First Draft and is the author and editor of five books, including IT DOESN'T END WITH US, the story of the groundbreaking college newspaper The Daily Cardinal. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and many other publications. Follow her on Twitter: @Athenae
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