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Ron Martz: A slanted perspective on campaign
National media hasnt stuck to its role to report, not choose sides, in presidential race
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Members of the media walk beside a giant American flag ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before a campaign rally at Kent State University on Monday in Kent, Ohio. - photo by John Minchillo
No matter whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the presidency on Tuesday, the biggest loser in this bizarre election cycle will be the American media. Call it mainstream, traditional, legacy or drive-by, the media — radio, television and print — have lost much of the trust the American public once had in them. This is not something new; the general public’s trust in the media has been eroding for some time and a September Gallup Poll indicated that such trust is at an all-time low.