Newspaper Editor Tells Readers He Must Say Truth About Trump, Even If It Offends
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Chris Quinn of the The Plain Dealer in Cleveland had some thoughtful and candid words for readers upset about the critical coverage of Trump.
The editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland told readers that critical coverage of Donald Trump was necessary despite their objections.
“The north star here is truth,” Chris Quinn wrote in a letter from the editor on Saturday. “We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information.”
“The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency,” he continued. “He sparked an insurrection intended to overthrow our government and keep himself in power. No president in our history has done worse. This is not subjective. We all saw it.”
Quinn expressed sympathy with Trump fans who were frustrated that their local news source does not “recognize what they see in [Trump].” But that won’t stop the coverage.
“The facts involving Trump are crystal clear, and as news people, we cannot pretend otherwise, as unpopular as that might be with a segment of our readers,” he wrote. “There aren’t two sides to facts. People who say the earth is flat don’t get space on our platforms. If that offends them, so be it.”
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