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Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University

Trump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracy

Amid the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s latest assault on press freedom, it’s easy to lose sight of what exactly journalism is and why, when done well, it carries real weight.

Good journalism provides information that those in positions of power don’t want the public to know.

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