This is bad for America. The Trump tariffs on newsprint are adding to the decline caused by the Internet. A free press is essential and local news cannot be covered well by national outlets.
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The halving of America’s newspapers has already happened. It only gets worse from here. My column https://t.co/iaVIpLzCI0
— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) August 5, 2018
Over nine years, newsrooms shrank by 23%.https://t.co/jZBAdgof8v
— Axios (@axios) August 5, 2018
Since 2000, newspapers shed 241,000 jobs. The entire coal industry employs only 50,000 miners. https://t.co/IbOp43aSrw pic.twitter.com/gMMBJtwDPY
— Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) July 24, 2018
All the newspaper reporters in America today can fit inside the Phillies ballpark, with a few extra seats for friends and family. https://t.co/dJDxOgC8GI
— Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) July 31, 2018
Newspapers have already laid off workers bc of the 30% tariff on Canadian newsprint. One paper calls it ‘a massive new tax that punishes private businesses and disproportionately harms rural Americans.’ https://t.co/y1pts24PF3 https://t.co/lbSUhiGZoN
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) August 2, 2018
% of U.S. news outlets that experienced layoffs between January 2017 and April 2018 according to news coverage
36% of newspapers
23% of digital-native news outletshttps://t.co/0oZtpWLeN6 pic.twitter.com/v3ju0gRMbt— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) July 24, 2018
% of newspapers that experienced layoffs between January 2017 and April 2018 according to news coverage, by circulation
250K+: 56%
100k-249,999: 36
50K-99,999: 30https://t.co/0oZtpWLeN6 pic.twitter.com/FQcVe3J2eD— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) July 23, 2018
Trump paper tariffs have forced layoffs at over 100 local newspapers, and even more have cut back on number of pages. Polls show local journalism is the most trusted news source for Americans; these tariffs are costing jobs and eroding an irreplaceable community resource https://t.co/pcJWjXVSFF
— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) August 24, 2018
Just to show how they think (or don’t think). These people would rather believe Trump’s lies.
WATCH: "I'm tired of this…It is not right, it is not fair, it is un-American"…https://t.co/fSRVkGohdq
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 2, 2018
I’ve never viewed the press as the enemy of the people, but there are many in the press who need to affirm that the people are not the enemy of the press.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 2, 2018
The mainstream media is not the enemy of the PEOPLE so much as it is the enemy of the TRUTH. These are the unpaid propagandists of the left
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) August 2, 2018
Jimmy @Acosta sorry your precious feelings are hurt & that people see through your lying bullshit for what it is. FAKE NEWS. #CNNSUCKS
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 2, 2018
and a reaction:
I have never reacted to a tweet of yours before. My daughter was murdered in Parkland. I have spent every day since fighting for public safety. Sean Hannity, tweets like this don't help. https://t.co/YrRi8yoO3h
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) August 2, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is magnificent. Look up her answer to Jim Acosta on whether the press is the "enemy of the people."
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) August 2, 2018
Terrible!
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is given 3 separate chances to say the press is not the "enemy of the American people.'
She passes each time.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 2, 2018
Still cannot believe this is the White House press secretary saying this. Been a professional journalist since 1990. Aside from DC the only other place I have lived is Russia, which is where the ‘enemy of the people’ phrase comes from. It doesn’t belong in the USA. https://t.co/MKSfEFj73X
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) August 2, 2018
I walked out of the end of that briefing because I am totally saddened by what just happened. Sarah Sanders was repeatedly given a chance to say the press is not the enemy and she wouldn't do it. Shameful.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 2, 2018
An extraordinarily disappointing moment by @PressSec just now… Her inability to acknowledge the role POTUS has played in all of this media bashing only hurts her own credibility…She had a chance to defend the institution and take the high ground and show leadership, instead..
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) August 2, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders does not answer whether the press is the enemy of the people.
This is your regular reminder that the last Administration to attack the press this way was … the Nixon Administration.
Our framers were wise to protect the press in the Constitution. https://t.co/xwFid2mg7L
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 2, 2018
Some leading journos are saying it's "sad" and "disappointing" that Sarah Sanders refused to clarify that the media isn't the enemy of the people.
Understandable but insufficient. These people have been trying to destroy your profession's institutional role from the outset!
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 2, 2018
One of the most disengenuous events I’ve witnessed. @Acosta asked repeatedly about us being the enemy of the people and SHS repeats a laundry list of slights and her need for SS protection. 5 dead in Annapolis.
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 2, 2018
CNN's @Acosta on contentious WH press conference: "Honestly Brooke, I'm tired of this …. It is not right, it is not fair, it is not just, it is un-American to come out here and call the press the enemy of the people"https://t.co/1oGZa7f57j pic.twitter.com/sqEkOE89SM
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) August 2, 2018
Sarah Sanders refused to grant that the free press is not actually "the enemy of the people," and the briefings are useless anyway. The White House press should stop going: https://t.co/sDyxM6U4N4
— Jack Holmes (@jackholmes0) August 2, 2018
Former Obama White House Press Sec. Jay Carney: "A free press is the enemy of tyranny and despotism." https://t.co/mcbRea3MoK
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 2, 2018
Someone is going to get hurt by the hostile Trump supporters who are egged on by their leader.
Sanders does not condemn the mob scene last night in Tampa, where scores of Trump fans angrily shouted "CNN sucks" to interrupt @Acosta live shot. She called it "freedom of speech." Earlier, President Trump promoted the taunts by tweeting video of it.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 1, 2018
You’re right @Acosta. This is dangerous and it gets worse by the day. People are getting more and more radicalized. Eventually violence becomes inevitable. We all have to do our part to help the country heal – now. https://t.co/timtPXPfsY
— Carlos Curbelo (@carloslcurbelo) August 1, 2018
Just a sample of the sad scene we faced at the Trump rally in Tampa. I’m very worried that the hostility whipped up by Trump and some in conservative media will result in somebody getting hurt. We should not treat our fellow Americans this way. The press is not the enemy. pic.twitter.com/IhSRw5Ui3R
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 1, 2018
“Many of the people who went to the polls driven by fear and anxiety are now going to rallies, projecting that fear and anxiety onto those whom they see as the primary obstacles to making America great.” https://t.co/qixtbHdwnF
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) August 1, 2018
No Eric. Not the truth. And you know better. https://t.co/f01GWOE70t
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 1, 2018
After each live shot, @Acosta would walk down and politely talk to the people who just heckled him. He talked to one group for at least 15 minutes. pic.twitter.com/J26nlxfD6k
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) August 1, 2018
We have no equivalent to the dark carnival that is a trump rally. This is not a thing on the left. We just argue about healthcare and climate and sometimes relitigate 2016 but we are not actually out of our minds.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 1, 2018
Hannity: Jim Acosta deserved to be attacked by Trump supporters at rally https://t.co/HcmcB87rqe pic.twitter.com/iMjXa5ZYFW
— The Hill (@thehill) August 1, 2018
Trump is leading a hate movement against the media. My take on the rage and abuse directed at @Acosta last night and its place in the never-ending civility debate:https://t.co/1GbZN3jj5j
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 1, 2018
Trump, WH seem to endorse crowds heckling journalists https://t.co/Raz9vkflhW @SymoneDSanders @kaitlancollins @HolmesJosh @jrpsaki discuss @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 1, 2018
stop infantilizing Trump supporters, treating them as hapless victims. Whatever one’s economic hardships, threatening, unhinged conduct and crude insults shouldn’t be excused. Trump cultists claim to be disrespected; they are only ones showing disrespect https://t.co/gcIrrMuNeU
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 1, 2018
Their continuing rage, despite all their winning, tells you everything you need to know: their anger isn’t related to anything real. It’s an itch, rooted in a deep sense of inferiority and insecurity, that can never be scratched. There is no political or policy solution to it. https://t.co/rqFkORNXgl
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 1, 2018
It’s a cult. I don’t know how you get through to them or even have a discussion on issues since they believe lies. Sad!
Food for thought: https://t.co/tQ6YxcOUd6
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 29, 2018
ICYMI
The news media: the enemy of the people, or an important part of democracy?
ALL
Enemy 21%
Important 71%
REP.
Enemy 45%
Important 44%
DEM.
Enemy 4%
Important 94%
IND.
Enemy 18%
Important 74%
(Quinnipiac U, RV 7/18-23/18)
full wording: https://t.co/06OHRuZFTl— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 29, 2018
Trump met with the owner of the New York Times. It was supposed to be off the record but Trump tweeted about it. Trump’s account and the Times account sound like they were from two different meetings. Since Trump is a liar, this has happened before with his meetings and calls. Of course, I believe the Times. Trump’s comments are dangerous. Sad!
Here’s Trump’s tweet and the response.
The publisher of the New York Times met with Trump to explain the dangers of his attacks on the free press. Trump’s response was to renew his attacks.
Trump’s attacks are a deliberate scheme to undermine trust in institutions that can hold him accountable. Treat them that way. https://t.co/vHmUXYsUG9
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 29, 2018
As usual with this WH, when you get a readout of a meeting make sure you also get a readout from the other side. https://t.co/aRvFR5Gacb
— Mark Mazzetti (@MarkMazzettiNYT) July 29, 2018
Our updated story on NY Times publisher Sulzberger directly warning Trump — at July 20 White House meeting POTUS requested — that his attacks on journalists could lead to violence https://t.co/nHalLiv51I
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 29, 2018
Just as an aside:
I spent 5 years as an @nytimes correspondent in Russia.
The phrase “enemy of the people” was a key propaganda weapon that the Soviet regime used against dissidents.https://t.co/Qi7KtZCFnk pic.twitter.com/94u9pX0CDH— Clifford Levy (@cliffordlevy) July 29, 2018
NYT says the meeting was off the record at the request of White House aides…but then Trump tweeted about it this morning
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) July 29, 2018
Worth understanding the context here: Earlier this month, WH asked the publisher of the NYT, A.G. Sulzberger, to meet with POTUS. They met July 20 along with editorial page editor James Bennet. Agreement was that the meeting was off the record. 1/ https://t.co/5BRzKrBPqQ
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 29, 2018
There’s no such thing as fake news. If something is false it doesn’t get printed. If something false slips through, it gets corrected. There is NO SUCH THING as fake news. You label unflattering news fake, but the news about you is horrible because you live your life horribly. https://t.co/UrT5fHddxi
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 29, 2018
This is horrible.
1) If this account is accurate, Trump was told directly that his attacks on media are prompting some news organizations to post armed guards outside newsrooms.
Trump's reaction? He suggests that should *already* have been the case:https://t.co/qvPMPcHIjw pic.twitter.com/hnUCUItU6M
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 29, 2018
NYT publisher disputes Trump's retelling of off-the-record conversation https://t.co/GszEGjZtBv
— POLITICO (@politico) July 29, 2018
NEW statement from WHCA President @OKnox on White House banning @kaitlancollins from open press event today after she asked questions (as network pooler) that they didn’t like pic.twitter.com/iHXcAZR3vZ
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) July 25, 2018
This after Trump didn't answer my questions on why Putin hadn't accepted his invitation to visit this fall yet. https://t.co/bpQpuWMV93
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 25, 2018
Outrageous of the White House to bar @CNN reporter @kaitlancollins from an open press event because it did not like her questions. A strong leader does not fear questions. A strong democracy does not shield its leader from those who question authority. https://t.co/zmwH0vUZ3A
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 25, 2018
Statement regarding CNN press access at today’s White House event. We demand better. pic.twitter.com/s4lSTcHVak
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) July 25, 2018
As today's radio pooler, I was in the Oval Office with @kaitlancollins, heard her questions, thought they were good and timely ones, and find an official government sanction in response to them an absolute, stunning outrage.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) July 25, 2018
Government communicator pro-tip: When dealing with the press, you control the answers, not the questions. https://t.co/YWCTODvf5q
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) July 25, 2018
Fox's Bret Baier: "Fox stands firmly with CNN on this issue of access." https://t.co/lMMzQ45qZ6
— David Goodman (@davidgoodmanTV) July 25, 2018
A new low for the White House. My colleague @kaitlancollins deserves better than this. All journalists covering the WH deserve better than this. As do the American people. https://t.co/gf57HGUsC0
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) July 25, 2018
Absolutely disgraceful behavior from @presssec and Shine. @kaitlancollins is a tough professional and had every right to ask about Cohen, about whom POTUS has repeatedly tweeted. WH press corps and media writ large needs to unite against this. https://t.co/ryg3Uj8qvG
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 25, 2018
In 2012, a Daily Caller writer interrupted a president during a speech (which never happens), wasn't punished by the WH or WHCA. https://t.co/ZtB525q7Op
Today, a CNN reporter shouted Qs to a president in a pool spray (which happens all the time), was banned by WH from an event.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 25, 2018
I don't always buy "White House is doing Thing X to distract from Issue Y!" theories except when Thing X is trolling the media in which case it's always true. https://t.co/KIAKiVosVq
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 25, 2018
Statement from Fox News: "We stand in strong solidarity with CNN for the right to full access for our journalists as part of a free and unfettered press."
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 25, 2018
JUST IN: White House releases statement on incident Wednesday with CNN correspondent. pic.twitter.com/ujaUd5Ydmr
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 25, 2018
Thread documenting Trump moves against press cc: @pressfreedom @RSF_en @IndexCensorship @FreedomofPress https://t.co/0Qn3gJ9WGn
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) July 25, 2018
Dear @realDonaldTrump you owe @kaitlancollins an apology. You owe the press an apology. You owe the people of this country an apology. Your actions are that of a tyrant. You have violated your constitutional oath.
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) July 25, 2018
Sorry you feel that way. They are members of the WH press pool. Kaitlan was doing what pool reporters do. We stand for access for WH reporters-no matter what you think about their coverage. Again -no Reagan supporter loved Sam Donaldson-but he was there-always. https://t.co/X8Oa7IQT6z
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) July 26, 2018
I’m not suggesting an answer, only raising the question: Would White House have reacted as it did today if the reporter asking the exact same questions @kaitlancollins asked worked for another network besides @CNN?
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) July 26, 2018
The White House today banned CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from an open press event. Fits perfectly with the news that Trump was outraged when he saw Melania watching CNN on Air Force One. This is the behavior of a dictator. pic.twitter.com/9C2gTEddSH
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 25, 2018
CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins was banned from a White House press event. Trump's people say it's because she shouted questions. CNN says it's because Trump didn't like her questions. "We demand better," the network tweets https://t.co/68FSc4gEet
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 26, 2018
Trump was wrong to give a political speech at the VFW yesterday. He told them what they were seeing and reading wasn’t happening. That’s 1984 territory.
The VFW apologized for their members that booed the press but what did they expect with a speaker who calls the press the enemy of the people? Too bad they don’t have the guts to blame Trump too – audience members were only responding to his ideas.
Trump was supposed to be addressing the VFW in Missouri, but he invited Republican Senate Candidate Josh Hawley on stage and allowed him to speak in what was an illegal use of taxpayer money to pay for what turned into a campaign event. https://t.co/TxaUgBZGS2 pic.twitter.com/yXkh1Vn6w1
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) July 24, 2018
Trump bringing Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley on stage at VFW event.
VFW has not endorsed Hawley, or anyone else. VFW doesn't endorse candidates.
So Trump's just using VFW platform to get Hawley face time on national TV. pic.twitter.com/sy2Fcm1IOP
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) July 24, 2018
Today, we were disappointed to hear some of our members boo the press during President Trump's remarks. We rely on the media to spread the VFW message, and @CNN, @NBCNews, @ABC, @FoxNews, @CBSNews, & others on site today, were our invited guests. We were happy to have them there.
— VFW National HQ (@VFWHQ) July 24, 2018
Army vet Dwight Perry, 66, speaking to @PhilipRucker after Trump's @VFWHQ speech:
“This was a political speech. This is not what you do at a VFW convention… He didn’t have to come out here and talk about how great he is. That’s not what you do here.”https://t.co/yUd4wyLwtL
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) July 24, 2018
Powerful @MarthaRaddatz column on Trump's "fake news" spectacle before the VFW: "I reported alongside soldiers in foxholes. The president can’t take that away." https://t.co/mk7swAzeAE
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 25, 2018
“What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." — President Trump@chrislhayes compares President Trump's comments at the VFW National Convention to George Orwell’s “1984.”
More: https://t.co/Dd6aXqphmD pic.twitter.com/v4bqZf81le
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 25, 2018
Donald Trump just said something truly terrifyinghttps://t.co/LarJiXuxLs pic.twitter.com/sWOHjE0XBI
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 25, 2018
Not surprising
Prosecutors believe that American Media Inc. acted more as a political supporter than as a news organization as it helped Michael Cohen prevent embarrassing coverage of Trump https://t.co/xtXXQmgRmJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 21, 2018
About seven-in-ten U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 often get news on a mobile device, compared with 37% of those ages 65 or older. https://t.co/13cJ21Sn0R pic.twitter.com/ZbC1SLsBWl
— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) July 17, 2018
Sad!