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How should the mainstream media react to 'fake news'?

Former editor of the Sunday Times Sir Harold Evans discusses so-called 'fake news'

What is the role of traditional journalism in a world where crying "fake news" has become a potent political tool and trust in the mainstream media has collapsed?

Former editor of the Sunday Times Sir Harold Evans discusses with Nick Robinson the challenge posed to the mainstream media, which the Trump administration has branded "the opposition" whilst itself "peripherating lies".

(Image: Donald Trump. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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