US experience shows the need for reliable news media

By Letters to the Editor
Updated July 2 2021 - 12:54am, first published January 14 2021 - 5:30am
It is important that government funding for reliable news sources such as the ABC and SBS be maintained. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
It is important that government funding for reliable news sources such as the ABC and SBS be maintained. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Some argue Twitter's ban on Trump's tweets limits freedom of speech. But Trump's followers usually rely on infotainment, alternative facts, doublespeak and propaganda. Manipulated into a hard-right viewpoint, they can't evaluate the veracity of Trump's tweets.

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