Barrie Dunsmore: The necessity of a free press

Editor’s note: This commentary by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be found on his website.
The past two weeks — even by the standards of Trumpism — have been notable in the extreme. From “Fire and Fury,” the Michael Wolff tell-all book on the inner workings of the Trump White House, to the president’s vulgar, racist outburst in th