To the Point
Is Trump's campaign threatening journalistic integrity?
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is like no other in recent history. His demonstrable lies pose a special challenge to the rules of political coverage. But is "fair and balanced" already a thing of the past?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPhoto: Eric Thayer/Reuters
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3 storiesUS swimmers lied about gunpoint robbery in Rio
Ryan Lochte is back in the United States, but two other members of the US Olympic swimming team are still in Brazil with their passports on hold and another is unaccounted for. It's all about Lochte's claim that they were robbed at gunpoint, while a Brazilian gas-station owner says they vandalized his business.
Read the story7 minTrump versus the media: can either side win?
Every politician battles the media, including Hillary Clinton. But her toxic relations with reporters are nothing like Donald Trump's. Now, after helping Trump start his campaign with $2 billion worth of free air-time, are the media turning against him? Even one right-wing talk-show hosts says, "We've created a monster."
Read the story34 minPaul Krugman talks economics on the campaign trail
The Trump and Clinton plans to create jobs and increase growth may be different, but they share one very important consequence.
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