How Will Trump Change the Press?

NPR: With Donald Trump's Birther Spin, He's Crossed A Line

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But what happens when one candidate defies all notions of fact and fiction? When one candidate declares the moon is the sun and vice versa? In this campaign, it has become obvious that it's not enough to say, "His opponent denied it." It has called for far more than traditionally boilerplate treatment of telling both sides. Several in the media during this campaign have started to move beyond "he said, she said" stories, an expression that predates both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. [...] The old rules have been rendered moot and journalistic restraint tested by the strategy and tactics and stupendous success of one candidate. Donald Trump has found it possible not only to circumvent the media and defy them, but to exploit their power and discredit their judgment at the same time.

I've heard/read a few conversations about this topic, that the press has an obligation to not only gather and report the information, but also to provide the context and background necessary to understand the information.

Here was another (NSFL WARNING):
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Is this a blip or a new trend?

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