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The media is to blame for making Trump win and giving false hope to Hillary Clinton

The media needs to rethink its role in society after the Donald Trump victory. A majority of media houses were openly against President candidate Donald Trump. There was a clear bias in how news about the US elections were covered.

Trump needed to be dramatic to get the attention of the media and as a result spent very little on media coverage compared to her rival Hillary.

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