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February 2025

The White House press corps needs to prove its value if it wants people to care about its fate
Reporters with access to Trump need to confront him about his lies, or else what's the point?
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Dan Froomkin
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How the White House press corps should respond to the banning of the Associated Press
They should question Trump more aggressively. They should dare him to ban them, too.
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Dan Froomkin
8
Step One: Acknowledge the constitutional crisis. What’s Step Two?
Political journalists need to be prepared to dramatically change their behavior
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Dan Froomkin
9
‘Trump Brazenly Defies Laws’ is not an A17 story
The law-breaking is not the “new normal” -- it’s a national emergency
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Dan Froomkin
15

January 2025

Political reporters are actively covering up Trump’s racism
The traditional media is once again failing a basic test of its competence
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Dan Froomkin
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Why is Trump coverage so feeble?
You cannot cover Trump’s second term accurately if you are not willing to situate his acts as part of a terrifying descent into authoritarianism.
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Dan Froomkin
32
All the President’s Lies
Traditional media coverage of Donald Trump‘s second inauguration was too obsequious to point out that he lied about almost everything.
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Dan Froomkin
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Heads Up! A new newsletter from Dan Froomkin about the people fighting back against the Trump agenda
Not everyone is bending the knee
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Dan Froomkin
9

December 2024

Trump coverage needs to change and here’s how
Trump is a con artist and ordinary people are going to get hurt. That’s the all-encompassing story of the next four years
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Dan Froomkin
16
The billionaires are full of bull
The "lack of trust" in news organizations doesn't stem from bias, it stems from MAGA Republicans turning against reality.
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Dan Froomkin
10
How a great nonprofit news organization would cover national politics
Unlike commercial news organizations, it would be accessible, explanatory, committed to fighting disinformation, and crusading.
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Dan Froomkin
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