I’m not at all surprised by the tactics used by the National Enquirer as detailed by David Pecker during his testimony at Trump’s trial. Their “catch and kill” behaviors and knowingly publishing false stories are reprehensible, but something I always suspected.
It occurs to me, however, that these tactics would not affect the public’s opinions without a huge audience buying up these newspapers and believing what is reported in them.
It would be nice if Pecker’s testimony made people less likely to believe tabloid stories in the future, but I am not hopeful.
Nancy Cantor, Salt Lake City
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