Yes, We Do Deserve Better
“I got into news in the first place to be part of
something noble and bigger than myself. For those reasons, I am starting a
second Facebook page called News And Guts, a digital news feed
of sorts. . .
“In an era of fake news, false equivalence, and too much fluff,
let’s take a stand together to demand better, and bring attention to all those
doing great work.”
—Dan Rather, veteran newsman, announcing
creation of his new Facebook project, News and
Guts. Leslie Salzillo, reporter,
“Dan Rather launches gutsy newsgroup to counter fake news
& alternative facts,” Daily Kos, Jan 24, 2017. On Jan. 26, Rather said
he was “coming out of retirement” to “bring down Donald Trump.”
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