“Democracy dies in darkness”: it was in February 2017, following the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, that The Washington Post, celebrated for its investigative journalism, which remains best-known for its revelations of the Watergate scandal, decided to place the phrase on the masthead of both its online and print editions. It was in response to the alternative ‘truths’ promoted by the new occupant of the White House who, during his mandate, would never cease to attack the freedom of the press, its duty to reveal and its right to criticise.
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