All posts tagged "free press"
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NEWS
Trump’s Latest Authoritarian Rant: News Network Licenses Need To Be Challenged And ‘If Appropriate, Revoked’
October 11, 2017President Trump doubled down on his suggestion that the federal government should challenge the broadcast licenses...
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Authoritarianism
Trump Attacks Free Press: It’s ‘Disgusting’ The Press Is Allowed To Write ‘Whatever It Wants To Write’
October 11, 2017President Trump escalated his attacks on the First Amendment on Wednesday, telling reporters that it is...
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FREEDOM
Tom Brokaw Calls Trump’s Media Attacks A ‘Cheap Shot’: ‘Many Risk Their Lives Reporting On U.S. Values’
August 25, 2017Former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw fired back Thursday at President Trump for his criticism...
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Authoritarianism
Speaker Paul Ryan Breaks With Trump: Intel leaks Are ‘The Problem Of The Leaker, Not The Journalist’
August 4, 2017Just hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened to subpoena members of the media that publish...
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Authoritarianism
Sessions Threatens To Subpoena Members Of The Press As Trump Escalates Crackdown On White House Leaks
August 4, 2017Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced that the Justice Department, FBI and government intelligence agencies...
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Authoritarianism
Trump Tweets Video Of Himself Physically Body Slamming And Punching ‘CNN’
July 2, 2017President Donald Trump took his attacks on the free press to a new level Sunday morning, tweeting out...
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Censorship
Amid Widespread Public Backlash, Senate Republicans Rescind Senate Press Crackdown Proposal
June 13, 2017Senate Republicans on Tuesday quickly backed away from a proposal to restrict media access in the...
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Authoritarianism
Dem Lawmakers Blast Republican Senate Press Crackdown: ‘Free Press Is Essential To Our #WeThePeople Democracy’
June 13, 2017Democratic senators are strongly condemning news that reporters are no longer allowed to interview and film...
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Authoritarianism
Reporters Banned From Interviewing Lawmakers In The Capitol Without Permission
June 13, 2017Reporters are no longer allowed to interview and film senators in the Capitol without prior approval...