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By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times 56 minutes ago

An 18-month investigation by the liberal media watchdog Columbia Journalism Review has delivered a major black eye to the New York Times and other Pulitzer Prize winners for their stories about the Trump-Russia saga, finding “serious flaws” in their coverage and no acknowledgment that the allegations of collusion with Moscow were never substantiated.

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Esteemed journalism watchdog trashes award-winning Russiagate reporting 56 minutes ago

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