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February 15, 2017

WSJ Faces Criticism over Favorable Coverage of Trump
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And in more journalism news, back in the United States, The Wall Street
Journal is facing accusations of being too favorable in its coverage of
President Trump. On Monday, The Wall Street Journal's top editor, Gerard
Baker, called a staff meeting to address internal dissent. The paper is
owned by conservative mogul Rupert Murdoch. Under Baker's direction, The
Wall Street Journal ousted opinion editor Mark Lasswell, after blocking
him from publishing editorials critical of President Trump. The paper
refused to run a story about white supremacist support for Trump.
Business Insider reports Baker even tried to avoid highlighting that the
seven countries included in Trump's travel ban were majority-Muslim,
instead suggesting to editors the nations be called "terror hotspots."


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