2024 is shaping up to be an unprecedented year. From <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/disinformation-unprecedented-threat-2024-election-rcna134290" data-cms-ai="0">record levels of disinformation</a> to a presidential candidate spending more time in court than on the campaign trail, democracy hangs in the balance.
This hour, we’re holding up a mirror and asking: how should the press cover the upcoming presidential election.
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<li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jedison/" data-cms-ai="0">Jaden Edison</a>: Justice Reporter, The Connecticut Mirror</li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/4459112/david-folkenflik" data-cms-ai="0">David Folkenflik</a>: Media Correspondent, NPR News</li>
<li><a href="https://19thnews.org/author/errin-haines/" data-cms-ai="0">Errin Haines</a>: Editor-at-large, The 19th. </li>
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