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Free State Festival panel: Journalists fighting to report news ‘until the bitter end’ | Garden City Telegram

By Sherman Smith on September 23, 2018

Newspaper journalists battling “fake news” accusations as their ranks dwindle amid declining revenues remain committed to reporting stories of public interest, a panel of industry representatives assured a standing-room-only crowd Saturday in downtown Lawrence.

About 75 people gathered at the Watkins Museum of History to pepper panelists with questions for an “Enemy of the People” discussion — a reference to media-bashing remarks by President Donald Trump. Read more…