Does a democracy really benefit from live, 24×7 coverage of everything?

LinkedIn on Thursday, June 18, 2026

I used to think so.  I used to believe…  No, it was more definite than that.  …I used to be certain that, if a free press covered everything that happens, a reasonably well-educated electorate that was reading and watching it all would draw its own conclusions and do the smart and right thing.

And then the basically good people of these United States elected Donald J. Trump President. Twice.

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