The American Press Is Destroying Itself - Reporting by Matt Taibbi
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English - June 13, 2020 22:54 - 23 minutes - 1.38 KB - ★★ - 2 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A flurry of newsroom revolts has transformed the American press
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media-is-destroying-itself
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