If media were to employ the "truth sandwich" approach to #Trump, every story would begin this way:
1. Man who has told 5,000+ documented falsehoods, misleading statements in office says this today.
2. The facts are this — and stand with or in contrast to latest uttering.
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Still another approach: 1. The facts. 2. The points of view, leading with the people who have the best handle on the facts, the best record of accuracy — not by mere dint of position. 3. assessment of these points of views by facts.
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"Is Trump’s violent rhetoric, and its terrifyingly real consequences, influencing practices and standards of journalists?" “His words matter, they have real consequences." - Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt author of "How Democracies Die." https://www.alternet.org/heres-why-trumps-praise-violence-against-reporters-should-concern-every-american …
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You forgot to warn about a falsehood before point 2. https://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf …
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dog and pony ratings over
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