This is a CBSI and the World. I'm John Bachelor. The 1735 Project. I welcome Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution writing at real clear politics to present to us an analysis of journalism here in the 21st century during a contentious presidential cycle.

Why is it that you can or can't read the Washington Post at all?

Why is it that you can or can't read the New York Times at all? Why is it that you can or can't read

the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal at all? This is a way of talking about

what journalism has become, not just advocacy, but attack. about what is the

is the 1735 project?

Peter a very good evening to you what is the 1735 project how does it work good

evening to you

good evening to you. Good evening to you, John.

1735 Project, inciting undertaking, launched by Real Clear Politics, driven by RCP's

executive editor, Carl Cannon, and it responds to the situation you're describing. We could call it

the determined propagandization of news coverage that even news coverage has to be defending a particular party, a particular set of policy preferences.

And when Carl launched this, he thought that this

propagandization of the media

might be connected to what opinion Paul show us,

that is a precipitous decline in public trust in the media

Carl was very worried about the consequences for freedom and democracy and he

wanted to know whether there are any remedies What could we do about a journalism

that had become so deeply politicized?

Cairo has been writing a series of essays on this topic,

and his most recent essay, which I discussed in the piece is the

art of covering politicians who lie. The essay that you point me to in your

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