Loyola faculty and other industry experts sat down to discuss a topic that’s been dominating the news for more than a year: President Donald Trump’s relationship with the press and political journalists. Jill Geisler, inaugural Bill Plante Chair of Leadership and Media Integrity in Loyola’s School of Communication and the panel moderator, led a discussion on the notion of “fake news,” consuming a balanced diet of accurate information, and the best response to President Trump’s criticism of the press.

Panelists Bill Plante, Loyola alumnus and veteran CBS White House correspondent, and Jane Elizabeth, director of the accountability journalism program at the American Press Institute, brought up the following facts during the President Trump and the Press panel.