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It doesn’t really help a Montanan become a better consumer of news and information. All it says is ‘Don’t trust the media.'

Lee Banville, an associate professor at the University of Montana School of Journalism and political analyst, referring to an email sent from Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton to 130,000 people that criticizes the media as, among other things, "language cops instead of investigative reporters."

Lee Banville, an associate professor at the University of Montana School of Journalism and political analyst, referring to an email sent from Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton to 130,000 people that criticizes the media as, among other things, "language cops instead of investigative reporters." 

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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