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NPR's Senior Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro

The Al Franken Podcast

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The Importance of Verifiable Truths in Reporting

This chapter explores the significance of prioritizing independently verifiable truths over journalistic neutrality in reporting, focusing on examples like the disproven claim of the election being stolen and the misleading aspects of the Robert Herr report. It also discusses the reactions to rape accusations, memory lapses, and selective highlighting of transcripts, drawing attention to the nuances of journalistic integrity.

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