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Why the Media Is Dancing to Trump’s Tune

Ratings Bait

Having Donald Trump on your show may be great for ratings, but in the clamor to book him, are journalists falling short in interrogating Trump and his policies?

Lloyd Grove
Lloyd Grove
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