Junk Journalism Kills Trust, by J.L. Reiter

The Culture

Democracy Dies in Darkness, the Washington Post’s newish motto, was adopted a month after Donald Trump was inaugurated, but the paper’s turn from respected paper of record to partisan screed has been gradual. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s coverage of the Watergate break-in and unraveling of the Nixon administration was the legendary achievement of t…