Trump doesn’t slam the press for his own amusement. Trump loves the media like few, if any, presidents ever have. His real enemy is the truth. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Free Press
Intel Report: Trump’s War on “Fake News” Is Chillingly Real
“Four hostile newspapers,” as Napoleon once said, “are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.” Continue reading
Trump’s War on the Truth Tellers
In a democracy, the truth is a common good. Trump is actively destroying the truth-telling institutions our democracy depends on. Continue reading
WashPost Makes History: First Paper to Call for Prosecution of Its Own Source (After Accepting Pulitzer)
The editors are literally calling for the criminal prosecution of one of the most important sources in their own newspaper’s history. That is warped beyond anything that can be described. Continue reading
Stand up for Jorge Ramos: A free democracy depends on a free press
As usual when someone commits a real act of journalism aimed at the most powerful in the U.S., those leading the charge against him are other journalists. Continue reading
Obama Threatens Pulitzer Prize-Winner: Sign the Petition
The government’s effort to force Risen to reveal a source is one of the most significant press freedom cases in decades. Continue reading
U.S. Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
According to a new report from Reporters Without Borders, there was a profound erosion of press freedom in the United States in 2013, thanks to a year of attacks on whistleblowers and digital journalists Continue reading
Other Voices TV: Good media, bad media.
Some journalists stand up to power. Others kneel. So what is “freedom of the press”? (58 minutes) Continue reading
James Risen’s risk of prison means journalism is being criminalized
This administration has an atrocious record for prosecuting whistleblowers. Can it really get away with jailing the reporters who talk to them, too? Continue reading