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AN existential crisis in media leads to one in democracy, the TUC heard today as it passed a motion on restoring public trust in the media.

The NUJ motion highlights how the failure of organisations to invest in quality news has been worsened by tech platforms shifting away from news.

This has boosted rampant disinformation, as well as racist and partisan agendas, it says.

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