Prosecutor praises newspaper that exposed doctor’s abuse

Isn’t the news pointless and boring? Haven’t powerful people who have no personal stake in the matter and obviously have nothing whatsoever to hide called the lying fake mainstream news media the enemy of the American people?Why would anyone want to study journalism? Oh, wait…

Former sports doctor Larry Nassar likely still would be sexually assaulting girls if not for the work of an Indiana newspaper that helped to expose the abuse, a Michigan prosecutor said Wednesday. “We as a society need investigative journalists more than ever,” Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis told the judge at Nassar’s sentencing hearing. —AP, “Prosecutor praises newspaper that exposed doctor’s abuse”

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  • When systems fail, and corruption runs the show, we need brave, intelligent journalists to search out and publish Truth.

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