"With each passing day, Trump and his administration get more and more brazen in their all-out assault on the press. Trump has gone after the media with threats, lawsuits, bans, more threats, more lawsuits and insults. Lots and lots of insults. Trump has always had a habit of name-calling organizations and reporters who have the temerity to ask him fair, but tough questions. He calls outlets "fake news" and then gets even more personal when it comes to reporters, often calling them "terrible" or "nasty." Just recently, he referred to a female reporter as "piggy" while telling her to be quiet when she asked a legitimate question about the Epstein files."
"Last week, the White House launched a page, as The Washington Post's Scott Nover aptly put it, that is "devoted to naming and shaming media outlets and reporters that publish stories it disagrees with." The page has a blaring headline that says "Misleading. Biased. Exposed." Then they list what they call their "Media Offender of the Week." As of Sunday evening, the names of those the White House claims to be "exposed" include The Boston Globe, CBS News, and The Independent."
"Almost daily, Trump does something to assail the media - as my colleague Angela Fu continues to track in our Press Freedom Tracker. Trump's latest aggression? Last week, the White House launched a page, as The Washington Post's Scott Nover aptly put it, that is "devoted to naming and shaming media outlets and reporters that publish stories it disagrees with." The page has a blaring headline that says "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.""
President Donald Trump increasingly attacks the media with threats, lawsuits, bans, and frequent insults. He habitually name-calls outlets "fake news" and labels reporters "terrible" or "nasty." He recently called a female reporter "piggy" while telling her to be quiet after a question about the Epstein files. Press Freedom Tracker catalogs almost-daily assaults on the press. The White House launched a webpage titled "Misleading. Biased. Exposed." that names a "Media Offender of the Week" and lists outlets and reporters it claims misrepresented Trump. The site provides explanations and a larger list of disputed stories.
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