Dan Gillmor on Nostr: The latest Trump indictment is part of a process that could steer the United States ...
The latest Trump indictment is part of a process that could steer the United States back toward the rule of law.
The alternative is stark: If Trump -- or Trumpism -- regains the presidency and Congress, democracy will not survive.
This should be obvious now to every journalist, even the most weak-kneed, both-sides normalizers of extremists. And it's long past time for Big Journalism to act accordingly.
Yet when you look at the coverage, you see that business as usual prevails.
The alternative is stark: If Trump -- or Trumpism -- regains the presidency and Congress, democracy will not survive.
This should be obvious now to every journalist, even the most weak-kneed, both-sides normalizers of extremists. And it's long past time for Big Journalism to act accordingly.
Yet when you look at the coverage, you see that business as usual prevails.