US special envoy Tom Barrack told reporters in Beirut to 'be civilised' and provoked outrage by calling journalists animalistic. The remarks generated anger in Lebanon and heightened concerns about demeaning rhetoric directed at the press. The comments coincided with an intensification of the US president's attacks on media he dislikes, prompting questions about institutional hostility toward journalists within the Trump administration. Observers are considering whether this hostility has implications beyond US domestic politics, potentially affecting international perceptions and press safety. The programme features James Bays with guests Rami Khouri, Jodie Ginsberg and Rick Perlstein.
Anger after US special envoy Tom Barack tells reporters in Beirut to be civilised'. Outrage in Lebanon after the US envoy calls journalists animalistic. Tom Barrack's comments come at a time when the US president has stepped up his attacks on media he dislikes. So, what's behind this hostility towards journalists within the Trump administration? And are there wider implications beyond the US?
Tom Barrack's comments come at a time when the US president has stepped up his attacks on media he dislikes. So, what's behind this hostility towards journalists within the Trump administration? And are there wider implications beyond the US? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Rami Khouri Distinguished fellow at the American University of Beirut Jodie Ginsberg CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists Rick Perlstein Journalist and historian, specialising in the roots and rise of US conservatism
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