’This was a moment of great failure’: Top journalists ruminate on Trump’s upset victory and the threat he poses to the media
Maxwell Tani
” ” Almost every panelist had an easy time identifying the media’s problems, including the concentration of reporters in urban hubs like Washington, DC, and New York; the way newsrooms spent their money; and the willingness of highly skilled reporters to listen to Hillary Clinton campaign sources about the strength of her lead.
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