An interesting summation

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"Information coming directly from a politician or his team without being vetted by reporters is little more than propaganda.

No American voter accepts one-sided accounts in their personal life. We wouldn't trust our teenager's perspective on a fender-bender. We wouldn't trust a single co-worker's description of a crucial meeting. We wouldn't even wholly trust our best friend's version of a nasty breakup. We look for holes in the story. We look for more information. We should demand the same in politics. And yet, so often, we do not. [...] Not when there is social media to fill the gap."

-- Katy Tur, "Unbelievable: My Front Row Seat To The Craziest Campaign In American History"