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Is Trump a threat to freedom of the press?

Is Trump a threat to freedom of the press?

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Personally, I don't think so, any more than being critical or even hostile to the content of someone's speech is infringing on that speech. What do you think, though? Poll on the way.
 
X Factor said:
Personally, I don't think so, any more than being critical or even hostile to the content of someone's speech is infringing on that speech. What do you think, though? Poll on the way.
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I think he thinks he is but in reality he's not.

Kind of like a lot of the things he thinks.
 
X Factor said:
Personally, I don't think so, any more than being critical or even hostile to the content of someone's speech is infringing on that speech. What do you think, though? Poll on the way.
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I'm going to say yes because not only does he want legislation to infringe on the press he is using his bully pulpit to try to change the opinion of what freedom of the press is.
 
I voted no.

For years I have watched/read how different events are reported by the press. How different msm can have a slight slant on the same story. In many cases it is what the msm doesn't report is telling. Or how they edit a tape to try and enhance the stance they want to make. imo, gone is the reporting of just facts and not jumping to conclusions before the all the facts are known.

The Trump administration at times is calling them on what they do or don't do. But of course the Trump administration has its own spin.:mrgreen:
 
NO ... The Press has Way more Money and Ink by the Gallon's

Trump F'cked with Press and The CIA ... really bad Moves, because The CIA can just brief The Press until Trump is a memory.
 
americanwoman said:
I think he thinks he is but in reality he's not.

Kind of like a lot of the things he thinks.
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Agreed. If anything he is unifying the press against him and will make it worse for himself.
 
Crovax said:
I'm going to say yes because not only does he want legislation to infringe on the press he is using his bully pulpit to try to change the opinion of what freedom of the press is.
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Calling them names or saying they're engaged in fake news (which is apparently the catch phrase of 2017) or not attending a press dinner is not infringing on freedom of the press. Legislation that would prohibit them from reporting on something or that would make them report something in some particular way would be though.
 
No because corporate media sources like CNN and NYT only represent a tiny fraction (and increasingly less relevant) of the press.

Hoenstly wish he would've banned more outlets because most of it is just biased garbage that doesn't just outline what Trump or Spicer say without bias. It's either "God-King Trump blesses the world with his wisdom" or "Orange dorito Hitler is literally a nazi".
 
EnigmaO01 said:
Agreed. If anything he is unifying the press against him and will make it worse for himself.
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I disagree with that. I doubt there's a single thing he could have done that would have caused the press to treat him any differently. I've seen Repubs attempt to pander to the press and it does them no good.
 
Koke said:
No because corporate media sources like CNN and NYT only represent a tiny fraction (and increasingly less relevant) of the press.

Hoenstly wish he would've banned more outlets because most of it is just biased garbage that doesn't just outline what Trump or Spicer say without bias. It's either "God-King Trump blesses the world with his wisdom" or "Orange dorito Hitler is literally a nazi".
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I admit I lol'd at that.
 
X Factor said:
Personally, I don't think so, any more than being critical or even hostile to the content of someone's speech is infringing on that speech. What do you think, though? Poll on the way.
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Not really. I didn't see what he did with the White House briefing as a violation of the Freedom of the Press.

However, I do think what he did was extremely petty and counterproductive, but that's besides the point.
 
X Factor said:
Personally, I don't think so, any more than being critical or even hostile to the content of someone's speech is infringing on that speech. What do you think, though? Poll on the way.
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What has happen to the press, especially to the cable news networks is they have become cheerleaders for a political party. CNN and MSNBC might as well be broadcasting DNC propaganda and Fox News, RNC propaganda. I don't think this was what each network originally strove for. As for newspapers and magazines, they have always favored one party or the other. You want news from a Democratic Party perspective, get the NY Times or buy Time Magazine. U.S. News and World Report used to be considered a conservative magazine, but I haven't read a magazine in decades or more.

Is it wrong to tell newspapers and news networks to stop broadcasting the news from a Democratic Party perspective or in the case of Fox, from a Republican Party perspective? I think not. But it isn't going to happen. Each have their targeted audience, conservatives in the case of Fox, Liberals in the case of MSNBC and CNN. Each network does it best to retain and expand their audience and it seems that means moving more and more into the corner of the two political parties. After all, the owners of these news channels or networks are in it for the money. It is a business and each will do whatever it takes to turn a profit.

Straight news and just reporting the facts of the story without a political slant probably died with Walter Cronkite when he went off the air.
 
No, he is not a threat.

The media can publish whatever opinions and articles they wish.

Trump has the right to let who he pleases into the press room.
 
He offends newsroom commentators who need something to cry about. Their lack of depth in news gathering cut to help pay their bloated salaries is coming back to bite them.
 
Koke said:
No because corporate media sources like CNN and NYT only represent a tiny fraction (and increasingly less relevant) of the press.

Hoenstly wish he would've banned more outlets because most of it is just biased garbage that doesn't just outline what Trump or Spicer say without bias. It's either "God-King Trump blesses the world with his wisdom" or "Orange dorito Hitler is literally a nazi".
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I think you are underestimating things a bit. All the news mostly come from those corporate media sources. All the small blogs and site arent doing the actual leg work they are using the corporate news stories and putting their own spin on it.
 
Crovax said:
I think you are underestimating things a bit. All the news mostly come from those corporate media sources. All the small blogs and site arent doing the actual leg work they are using the corporate news stories and putting their own spin on it.
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No.

There are several YouTubers, for example, who have many more videos on an average video than several corporate media sources are able to obtain.
 
X Factor said:
Personally, I don't think so, any more than being critical or even hostile to the content of someone's speech is infringing on that speech. What do you think, though? Poll on the way.
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Not yet, anyway.
 
Koke said:
No.

There are several YouTubers, for example, who have many more videos on an average video than several corporate media sources are able to obtain.
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For certain events thats true but most of the big news and reporting is done by the news corporations. You tubers arent routinely getting off the record info from congressional staffers
 
Crovax said:
For certain events thats true but most of the big news and reporting is done by the news corporations. You tubers arent routinely getting off the record info from congressional staffers
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Corporations are paid off to spin things a certain way and that's implying congressional staffers are always 100% honest.

The reason social media is beginning to prevail over the MSM is because if there is personal bias (as everyone has personal bias) it is at least there own interpretation of a situation, not a paid shill on CNN, MSNBC, or Fox or spins a story one way for a certain politician or corporation.

Summarized, the internet has a wide variety of narratives and interpretations whereas the MSM is finding itself to be so one-dimensional and partisan that it's crumbling. It really is telling when a multi-million dollar corporation can be out preformed by a dude in a white room with a recorder and a microphone.
 
I think as long as Trump continues these 'anti-press' antics - the press is more of a threat to Donald Trump than Trump is to the Press.

The press he attacks are apparently seeing their subscribers/viewers rise while Trump is falling in the polls.

If I were on his staff and had his ear - I would strongly suggest he leave the press alone and get on with running the country.
 
Not yet. Not until he actually uses government actors to punish or restrict speech based on content in some way. Simply not talking to certain reporters doesn't qualify; they can still report whatever they like.




He is, however, a massive asshole to the press, as well as toward myriad other targets.
 
What is he supposed to do, storm offices with homeland security forces?

This is a silly question, Presidents have zero power over the press except for the bully pulpit.
 
DA60 said:
I think as long as Trump continues these 'anti-press' antics - the press is more of a threat to Donald Trump than Trump is to the Press.

The press he attacks are apparently seeing their subscribers/viewers rise while Trump is falling in the polls.

If I were on his staff and had his ear - I would strongly suggest he leave the press alone and get on with running the country.
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The same goes for the press. How about some proof of those rising subscribers?
 
americanwoman said:
I think he thinks he is but in reality he's not.

Kind of like a lot of the things he thinks.
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He is using his one tool to the best of his ability.

He knows that this is his only tool in his toolbox to fix the failed journalist, and he is giving it his all.
 
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