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POTUS asking DOJ to investigate the free press for embarrassing his administration is a watershed moment. It represents Trump’s full shift from rhetorical to real-world fascist. The president has a history of flirting with authoritarian figures, be it Kim Jong Un, or Vladimir Putin. But his consistent verbal attacks on the media have now shifted to active efforts criminalizing dissent.
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Long before cries of ‘fake news,’ there was Brent Bozell and his Media Research Center.
President Donald Trump`s frequent, and often one-sided, battles against the news media are apparently rooted in his need for respect and admiration, according to a Washington Post report published Friday that details why Trump bristles at the way reporters approach him with questions.
For journalists, the best and only response to President Trump’s war on the media is to keep reporting the news, and analyzing it thoroughly, John Cassidy writes.
Almost half of Republicans think US president has right to shut down news outlets
Trump’s war on the news media is loud, destructive and dangerous, but you’ll be surprised to know which recent president set the modern precedent for attacking the Fourth Estate.
Marvin Kalb discusses his new book “Enemy of the People: Trump`s War on the Press, the New McCarthyism, and the Threat to American Democracy.”
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos criticised President Trump`s antagonistic approach to the media on Thursday, saying it is `really dangerous to demonize the media` as it erodes democracy. Bezos said that elected officials have to get used and even welcome the fact that they are subject to media scrutiny.
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