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The Role Of The Press In Our Democracy

Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Verbal attacks on the integrity of American journalism have become the norm, even from the highest reaches of power. We'll look at the role of the press in America today, why our Founding Fathers had the foresight to protect it and how consumers can parse out real news from "fake news" and the response from Idaho journalists.

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