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ABC’s Botched Cleanup

Columbia Journalism Review · Susie Banikarim · last updated

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In case you missed it: Last Wednesday, ABC News published a story about the remarkable success of Donald Trump Jr.’s and Eric Trump’s investments in defense companies that have benefited from government contracts since their father returned to the White House. The piece contained several errors. But the network’s handling of the mistakes proved to be a mess.

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