Thank you to all the members of the press who broadcasted, took photos, reported and provided a historical record of the mayhem today at the Capitol—in the face of mob violence, death threats, hatred and years of contempt inflamed by a deranged conman.
The scapegoating of the press is one of the most heinous behaviors of Donald Trump. It’s the fascist playbook, delegitimizing the institutions of accountability.
https://twitter.com/pwgphoto/status/1347031010450534401
“...the Trump presidency’s unprecedented hostility toward the press...[includes when he] habitually attacked the news media in rallies, responses to reporters’ questions, and many hundreds of tweets...”
A 40-page report on his egregious behavior:
cpj.org/reports/2020/0…
A 40-page report on his egregious behavior:
cpj.org/reports/2020/0…
“an Orwellian barrage of dehumanizing language about the purpose of the job, people who do the job & the organizations that employ them...a continuing assault on a free press—and on the public’s right to know & the public’s understanding of the role of the press in a democracy.”
(Frank Sesno, former news anchor who directs George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs)
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