On Aug. 15, The Times Editorial Board joined hundreds of local and regional publications affirming the value of a free press. Readers responded to the editorial, “A Free Press Needs You,” with their thoughts on the role and, sometimes, overreach of the media. Separating press from propagandaIt is unsettling to be bombarded with propaganda in print and on T.V. We needed him and the free press then, but we need it even more now. He is unraveling the basis of truth the legitimate press brings to those of us who live to hear it, who need to hear it to make sense of this world we live in.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2018 15:11 UTC