freedom of the press

Castro Tweet Controversy Reveals Fundamental Threat to Democracy, even from the Press

Castro Tweet Controversy Reveals Fundamental Threat to Democracy, even from the Press

Back in the day, during the Reagan era, New York Democrat and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan termed the GOP the…

5 years ago

Literary Group Sues Trump For Illegal Attacks On the Press

In a suit filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, the PEN American Center (PEN America) alleges that “official acts”…

6 years ago

350 News Outlets Publish Editorials Denouncing Trump’s War on the Press

Newspapers all over the United States published a series of editorials on Thursday, speaking up for a free and vigorous…

6 years ago

Over 70 Newspapers Join Forces to Protect Freedom of the Press From Trump

Donald Trump called the news media “the enemy of the American people” just one month after taking office. In the…

6 years ago

U.N. rights expert assails Trump administration on press treatment

A United Nations rights expert voiced concern on Wednesday that Trump administration actions would be harmful to a free press…

7 years ago

Rachel Maddow Reminds The Trump Administration How American Leaders Should Treat The Press

Maddow laid out how the new administration isn't even trying to pretend to respect the freedom of the press.

7 years ago

Pat Robertson Says People Who Oppose Trump Are Revolting Against God

The First Amendment says "there is no...infringing on the freedom of the press." Not by Donald Trump. Not even by…

7 years ago

Trump is a Threat to ‘How Journalists Gather Information on a Daily Basis’

CNN's Brian Stelter, one of those under constant attack from right-wing sources for being willing to take account of actual…

7 years ago

Times Responds to New Trump Attack That They Will Cover News ‘Without Fear or Favor’

"Failing @nytimes story is so totally wrong on transition. It is going so smoothly. Also, I have spoken to many…

7 years ago

Donald Trump Breaches Protocol And Ditches Press Pool To Go Out For Steak

The protective press pool that Trump ditched is meant to ensure that the American people know exactly what their president-elect…

7 years ago

Donald Trump Declared an “Unprecedented Threat” To Free Press

"This is recognizing that a Trump presidency represents a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history."

8 years ago

Trump Threatens To End The Freedom Of The Press If He Is Elected President

Donald Trump is now threatening to abolish First Amendment press freedoms if he is elected president.

8 years ago

Trump Says Freedom of the Press Must Go Because He’s ‘Not Like Other People’

“With me, they’re not protected, because I’m not like other people...We’re gonna...have people sue you like you never get sued…

8 years ago

The First Flickers of a Press Pushback Against Sarah Palin

But it’s two years later and finally, the press begins their push-back, albeit local press from Missoula, Montana (aka: Real…

14 years ago