Free Media Are Not “The Enemy Of The People”

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Free media are not “the enemy of the people” – that's precisely why they are under attack from unscrupulous politicians.

On the 16th August 2018, around 350 American newspapers published coordinated editorial responses to President Donald J. Trump’s repeated attacks on free media

For a man who has so actively courted media attention, worked in showbiz himself, and benefited from enormous amounts of free publicity when he launched his political career, Trump professes a strong dislike for much of the media, labelling those who have the temerity to offer anything other than unconditional support “the enemy of the American people,” and repeatedly discounting news organisations like the ABC, CNN, and the New York Times as “fake news.”

Free Media Can Empower People – That Is Why Strongmen Attack Them

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