Middle America's distrust of the major media isn't Trump's fault
by Salena Zito
| February 08, 2019 12:00 AM
JEFFERSON, OHIO — The banner headline in the Ashtabula Star Beacon the day after the President’s annual State of the Union Address was pretty straight forward. “Trump: End investigations; President calls for rejection of resistance politics in Washington.â€
There were other critically important stories on that front page. One piece announced a new police chief for a local village. Another noted the closing of an iconic grocery store known for selling milk, eggs, and ammunition in its heyday. There was also a photo of the local high school boys’ basketball team.
The story on President Trump’s speech was an Associated Press story penned by Washington-based reporters: It took nine paragraphs before one positive nugget from the speech was mentioned in the story.
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