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Gary Crooks: I’m leaving the paper, but I hope you stay

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 17, 2017

It’s been a privileged perch, and I am grateful. However, politics has changed – and not for the better – and the impact on journalism is profound.

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Gary Crooks: Fake news, real news and political bubbles

Sun., July 9, 2017

The mainstream media is a fair target for criticism, but you have to ask yourself this when you dismiss it as a legitimate source of information: Compared to what?

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Gary Crooks: (full speech) Fake news, real news and political bubbles

UPDATED: Fri., July 7, 2017

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Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Crooks: Translating those talking points

Sun., June 25, 2017

To cut through the dense fog of political rhetoric, I started a glossary of euphemisms, slogans and everyday jargon.

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Gary Crooks: Political change calls for rebalancing

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2017

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump has upset the political dynamic, and that has posed a challenge to editorial page editors across the country.

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Gary Crooks: Political stress spreads to letters

Sun., Feb. 19, 2017

Calm, substantive argumentation has been overwhelmed by full-on personal attacks from writers of all political persuasions.

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Electoral College works if you win

Sun., Jan. 1, 2017

If the situation were reversed, Team Clinton would drop its arguments, and Team Trump would pick them up.

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Gary Crooks: Trump poses unique challenge for media

Sun., Dec. 4, 2016

Many of Donald Trump’s supporters applaud his communication style, saying it bypasses the mainstream media filter. That’s one way to look at it. Another is that it allows him to duck substantive questions. He hasn’t held a press conference since July.

Opinion >  Syndicated columns

Gary Crooks: About that election: I got nothing

Sun., Nov. 13, 2016

Think this will be my motto: I’m with the media, so how the hell should I know?

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