When these outlets did choose to take a stand, it was often around attacks on a free press - which mainstream media depicted as a distinct issue, rather than recognizing its connections with the attacks Trump wielded more broadly against oppressed communities.
Our task is formidable, and it requires us to ground ourselves in our principles, remind ourselves of our utility, dig in and commit.
As Donald Trump is inaugurated a second time, independent media organizations are faced with urgent mandates: Tell the truth more loudly than ever before.
Now, we see that even that stance may be changing. The sheen of a confrontational press has dulled.
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