Letter to the editor

DE PERE - I am compelled to respond to Davies Wakefield’s letter about “fake news.” Once upon a time, a long time ago, before the birther movement and before we were born into this Orwellian world, people understood fact from fiction. People knew that Sean Spicer’s assertion, “Sometimes we can disagree with the facts,” meant you are wrong and dismissing the truth.

On Rush Limbaugh’s website, he refers to a New York Times editorial by Jim Rutenburg, “Trump Is Testing the Norms of Objectivity in Journalism.” The article describes Trump’s incessant lies and erratic attacks. Verbal assaults on a federal judge’s Mexican heritage and a fight with a Muslim family of a fallen soldier top the list of truly unbelievable and deplorable Trump statements. Journalists need to vigorously and vigilantly report Trump’s conduct. It is regretful that voters of this candidate chose to ignore his boorish behavior; however, it is imperative that it is reported.

Facts are facts. There aren’t as Kellyanne Conway stated on “Meet the Press” on January 22: “alternative facts.” (Those are lies.) Another fact: The New York Times has been awarded 119 Pulitzer Prizes — universally regarded as the most prestigious in American journalism — more than any other news organization.

Julie Ollmann