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Why is President Trump making such a big deal about fake news, and specifically targeting reputable organizations like The New York Times and CNN?
The Trump administration has been targeting reputable news organizations like The Times and CNN, calling them "fake news".
What is this administration trying to accomplish here?
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Why won't Donald Trump do something about "fake news"?
Donald Trump continues to smash fake news on rallies and speeches, meanwhile news (whether fake or not, you can decide yourself) are slamming the president with one story after another. I personally ...
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Why is the fact that Ukraine President Zelenskyy publicly stated that Trump didn't pressure him whatsoever being ignored?
People are up in arms about allegations that President Trump's pressured Ukraine to reopening an investigation into Joe Biden.
My question is, why are the mainstream media and the people leading the ...
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Can a TV station refuse a politically oriented advertisement which does not comply with its editorial line?
John Oliver said in his last Sunday show (12th February) that he paid several TV channels to broadcast an advertisement obviously making fun of Mr Trump (around 21:40, toward the end of the video). ...
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Why are Trump's handwritten notes being focused on in the news?
The news articles appear to focus strongly on those notes that say "I WANT NO QUID PRO QUO" and the like. I appear to be missing the relevance of this, since the news seems to be focusing on the fact ...
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What powers does POTUS currently have to ban a web service in the USA by presidential order?
It was reported on the 31st July 2020 that Donald Trump wants to ban TikTok in the USA.
President Trump on Friday said he plans to ban the social media
platform TikTok from operating in the United ...
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Why did the Trump administration hold a press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company?
I’m assuming we’re allowed to ask questions for events that happened recently, or in this case, very recent - this past weekend.
The picture on the right is clearly Rudy Giuliani, and I’m assuming the ...
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Can the POTUS take away licenses from news networks?
Donald Trump has recently indicated a willingness to challenge the licenses of "NBC and the Networks".
Does he actually have any power to do so himself? If not, can he reasonably influence others who ...
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Developments leading the Western society to "post truth" / emotions (vs. facts)? [duplicate]
Recent events end elections (U.S.) have shown that people increasingly tend to believe that
Perception is reality.
In other words, emotions seem to have gained a lot more importance during the ...
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Wrongfully influencing a private entity’s employment decision/practice, Is this law being violated?
Currently in the US, Kneeling protests during the national anthem at NFL games have caused a tremendous controversy.
The President has been highly critical of the players on these teams who choose to ...
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Social media impact on Trump's presidency
It is difficult for me to realise really how much social media content approves or rejects some political party or person. The content is automatically generated and will always fit what the reader ...
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Trump and the US Media Overton Window
Have there been any studies that provide qualitative or quantitative information about how the Trump presidency has shifted the Overtone Window in the US mainstream media? Likewise, has there been ...
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How is the audience for NBC Town Halls chosen? [closed]
I was just watching NBC's town hall interview with Donald Trump, and was very distracted by a lady sat behind him who kept nodding ferociously whenever he spoke and shook her head whenever he was ...
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Broadcast delay of Presidential informal press encounters
President Trump seems to have largely replaced the formal press Q&A by the press secretary with informal Q&A sessions as he is leaving the White House.
Although, the press has the ability to ...
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Did Trump use social media successfully to gain votes?
Quoting How did Trump win? Here are 24 theories
He won because of Facebook and its inability or unwillingness to crack down on fake news Via New York Magazine: The social network and
others ...
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