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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 01:46 PM Apr 2017

PEN America details approximately 60 times Trump has threatened the press and public discourse



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pen-america-on-trump-100-days_us_590209e7e4b081a5c0fb7bbf?6qm&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

In an effort to quantify the damage done against America’s constitutional belief in free expression, PEN America released a thorough survey of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.

The organization, a nationwide community of novelists, journalists, editors, poets, playwrights and more, chronicled the president’s various statements that undermine the validity of news outlets, his lack of transparency and his choice to defund groups that support artistic expression. The report, titled “Trump the Truth,” explores a total of approximately 60 incidents in which the White House has undermined the press.

The 30-page memo focuses chiefly on how Trump’s administration treats journalists, citing some positive developments ― the administration offers “Skype seats” in its media briefing room for reporters outside of Washington, for example ― but mostly taking the opportunity to home in on the president’s false indictments of “fake news.”

In the document’s introduction, the organization writes:

...what this Administration is doing ― the relentless lies, the constant efforts to chip away at public support for the press and trust in their reporting, the dismissal of peaceful public demonstrations as illegitimate ― is not normal.
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PEN America details approximately 60 times Trump has threatened the press and public discourse (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2017 OP
Had enough yet, popular media? gratuitous Apr 2017 #1

gratuitous

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1. Had enough yet, popular media?
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 01:52 PM
Apr 2017

Or do you like to be threatened for doing your jobs? What will it take for you to drop the gloves and treat this bandit administration with the scrutiny it deserves? This shit is unprecedented, and your standard "both sides" dodge doesn't hold any water. When you lose access to liars and bullies, you haven't lost anything except their lies and threats.

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