richard benedetto, writing in the utica (n.y.) observer-dispatch on oct. 17, in an article titled <u+201c> media have taken a dangerous turn away from public trust <u+201d>: usa today, a newspaper i helped found in 1982, and which enjoyed a reputation for honest and fair reporting, last month departed from 34 years of no-endorsement policy and told readers, <u+201c>don<u+2019>t vote for trump.<u+201d> it was a violation of its founding principles. it is not the job of the news media to tell people how to vote. syracuse university newhouse school dean wesley clark said this 46 years ago to budding young reporters: <u+201c>your job is to give people, good, solid, fair information. they can figure out what to do with it.<u+201d> sadly, the media no longer believe it.
notable & quotable: usa today violates its founding principles  - wsj
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