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McCaa: My news story about a Nazi that never aired

A Holocaust survivor showed me the danger of platforming bad ideas.

By John McCaa

Contributing Columnist

Dec. 28, 2024

Updated 12:00 p.m. CST

5 min. read

The media makes judgement calls every day about what's news and what's out of bounds, writes... — The media makes judgement calls every day about what's news and what's out of bounds, writes contributing columnist John McCaa.(suriya silsaksom / Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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