Mediagazer: Trump's ‘war’ with the media (and the facts) forces journalists to question their role (Paul Farhi/Washington Post)

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

Trump's ‘war’ with the media (and the facts) forces journalists to question their role — No president has ever said what Donald Trump has said, let alone said it a day into his administration. “As you know,” he remarked Saturday, “I have a running war with the media.”

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