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Accuracy no longer matters. Witnessing no longer matters. Conformity matters.
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For over half a century his reports on the labor movement, in The Nation and elsewhere, were a model of activist journalism.
A sketch in his notebook might become the basis for a comic, Schumann said. "Instead of leaving it hidden on those pages," he said, "start drawing away and make it public.
Speaking at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa noted that lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts. "Rebuilding trust with truth is vital to combat the rise of fascism," she said.
Ukrainians deserve our compassion. So do victims of war everywhere else.
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