![]() President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to the White House residence as they exit Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Septemin Washington, DC. ► Jack Shafer: “Editors and producers should stop looking over their shoulders worrying about what the ox peckers might say about their camera angles, the number of hours they spend on the booking, the number of column inches they burn on the prosecution and trust their own journalistic instincts and training. Is there new evidence? Are there new witnesses? What does the indictment tell us that we didn’t already know about Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels? And what about that is provably illegal?” ► Bill Grueskin: “My advice: Ignore the courthouse circus, and focus on the merits of the DA’s case. Remember we’re in the truth and democracy business, and let that guide the way.” Fact-checking later is not nearly as effective as putting his statements in context before blasting them out raw. ![]() Weigh the newsworthiness of the moment against the likelihood of spreading his predictable lies. ► Margaret Sullivan: “Use what we’ve learned since 2015 about covering Trump (if we really have learned!) and adjust accordingly. To help guide news organizations with tackling this thorny story, I reached out to a few smart members of the industry for their thoughts: Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. The extraordinary moment will present newsrooms with a slew of coverage conundrums and test how well outlets have adapted to reporting on Trump since he left office in disgrace and largely vanished from the public view.Ī version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. History will unfold live before millions of television news viewers on Tuesday as former President Donald Trump travels to Manhattan Criminal Court to be arraigned after last week’s unprecedented indictment.
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