“Misinformation is seeping down into the cracks of our daily lives because of what’s happened over the past two years, and we’ve got to be stronger than ever in our resolve to do local journalism.”—Lauren Gustus, executive editor, The Salt Lake Tribune, in Eric Wemple, “Opinion: Salt Lake Tribune alerts police to threats to staffers after covid-19 editorial,” The Washington Post, Jan. 28, 2022.
• Editorial Comment: This foul seepage is polluting our social aquifers.
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