Daily Herald opinion: Readers weigh in on level of Trump legal coverage

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Retired Editor John Lampinen writes about how readers say the news media should cover Donald Trump's court cases.

Looking at the prospects of ongoing news coverage of Donald Trump's legal problems, Christine McCurdy of Warrenville is almost beside herself.

Emails flooded in. Some from Trump supporters expressed doubt the news media would be fair. Many, no matter their allegiances, called on the news media to focus on the facts of the case rather than getting sidetracked by the blather. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Gilda Karu of Arlington Heights suggested,"Unless there is a development or anything of significance between now and the next court date in December, I would keep it out of the paper and not give either the prosecutor or Trump free publicity ... We do not need this in our face every day or even every week, and it's definitely not front-page worthy."Marti J.

"My comment would probably be better directed to radio and television coverage," Jim O'Connor of Hoffman Estates wrote,"but either way, the coverage should be straightforward, unbiased, neutral and most importantly, should be limited. Not everything said or done by the participants needs to be reported. Rhetoric is not news and the media needs to stop filling space with reporting things that are only intended to sway opinions.

 

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