Should USA Today Have Published Trump Op-Ed?

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Channel: GBH News · 2018 · News & Politics

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The op-ed pages of newspapers are different from the news section. Instead of ostensible neutrality, writers choose sides and, frequently, aim to provoke. But after a problematic piece by President Trump in USA Today, many are asking: shouldn’t they also be factually sound? 

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