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The news media and a crisis of credibility.

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When To The Point went on the air in the year 2000, Google was barely more than a startup.

Facebook and Twitter didn't exist. Now, digital media is dominant in distributing information and

misinformation, including a lot of fake news. While the free press may be essential to democracy,

President Trump calls editors and reporters the enemies of the

people. In this last week of To the Point as a radio program, can journalism regain the trust

of listeners and viewers and readers? Later on today's talking point, President Trump wants

out of the Paris Climate Accord. Why are U.S. diplomats at the table during this week's

negotiations in Germany? First, here's the news.

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Today we'll hear how technology has changed journalism since this program first went on the air in the year 2000.

Today's talking point, President Trump has declared that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, but it can't happen officially until 2020.

This week, American diplomats are in Germany for negotiations to improve the agreement. We'll ask why. First, this news update,

President Trump is in China, a country he accused of economic abuse during last year's campaign.

We can't continue to allow China to rape our country, and that's what they're doing. China's taking

our jobs, our money, our base, our manufacturing.

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