Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach, Fl-Constitution before a party, “The Free Press” is not the enemy of the people.
Nationwide today newspapers are standing united, “The Free Press” is not the enemy of the people.
Over 300 newspapers nationwide have posted editorials today on this important subject.
Just so we are all on the same page, “The Free Press” is not the enemy of the people.
From BBC.com
What have the papers said?
- Starting with the Boston Globe itself, the editorial there, headlined Journalists Are Not The Enemy, argued that a free press had been a core American principle for more than 200 years
- The New York Times chose the headline A Free Press Needs You, calling Mr. Trump’s attacks “dangerous to the lifeblood of democracy”. It published excerpts from dozens more publications beneath
- The New York Post – a pro-Trump tabloid – answered the Globe’s call by saying “Who are we to disagree?” adding: “It may be frustrating to argue that just because we print inconvenient truths doesn’t mean that we’re fake news, but being a journalist isn’t a popularity contest. All we can do is to keep reporting.” But it also said: “Will this make a difference? Not one whit”
- The Philadelphia Inquirer said its city was the birthplace of US democracy, writing: “If the press is not free from reprisal, punishment or suspicion for unpopular views or information, neither is the country. Neither are its people”
- Opinion writers at McClatchy put out an editorial for the 30 daily newspapers it runs, including the Miami Herald, saying they hardly ever spoke with one voice but were doing so now. It said “enemies of the people” was “what Nazis called Jews. It’s how Joseph Stalin’s critics were marked for execution”
Another paper to join the campaign was the Topeka Capital-Journal which said of Mr. Trump’s attack on the media: “It’s sinister. It’s destructive. And it must end now.” The paper was one of the few to endorse Mr. Trump in 2016.
