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October 4, 2018

Francis Campbell: Fundamental truths about Kavanaugh hearing circus cannot be ignored

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh pauses as he testifies at a Sept. 27 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. In an article published Oct. 2 on America magazine's website, the editor, Jesuit Father Matt Malone, defended the publication's decision to run an editorial urging Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court be withdrawn.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. That old newsroom jest has been bandied about for years, especially when questioning a dubious article in a rival publication.

Published in Guest Columnists