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"The media aren’t perfect. We make mistakes. We have blind spots. We sometimes drive people crazy. But the free press is foundational to a healthy democracy and arguably the most important tool we have as citizens. It empowers the public." nytimes.com/2019/09/23/opi…
"When the president decries 'fake news,' he’s not interested in actual mistakes. He’s trying to delegitimize real news, dismissing factual and fair reporting as politically motivated fabrications."
"When The Times reveals his family’s fraudulent financial practices, when The Wall Street Journal reveals hush money paid to a porn star, when The Washington Post reveals his personal foundation’s self-dealing, he can sidestep accountability by simply dismissing the reports."
"This is a perilous moment for journalism, for free expression and for an informed public. But the moments and places where it is most difficult and dangerous to be a journalist are the moments and places where journalism is needed most."
"The true power of a free press is an informed, engaged citizenry...The United States has done more than any other country to popularize the idea of free expression and to champion the rights of the free press. The time has come for us to fight for those ideals again."
