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More than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric
CNN ^ | August 11, 2018 | Brian Stelter

Posted on 08/12/2018 5:55:35 AM PDT by Zakeet

"The dirty war on the free press must end."

That's the idea behind an unusual editorial-writing initiative that has enlisted scores of newspapers across America.

The Boston Globe has been contacting newspaper editorial boards and proposing a "coordinated response" to President Trump's escalating "enemy of the people" rhetoric.

"We propose to publish an editorial on August 16 on the dangers of the administration's assault on the press and ask others to commit to publishing their own editorials on the same date," The Globe said in its pitch to fellow papers.

The effort began just a few days ago.

As of Saturday, "we have more than 100 publications signed up, and I expect that number to grow in the coming days," Marjorie Pritchard, the Globe's deputy editorial page editor, told CNN.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; mainstreammedia; newspapers; trumpmedia
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To: SmokingJoe

Well, they got trade wars, & Trump being nominated for the Nobel. They got that ICE would be news, but not that DemonicRats would be calling for open borders.


101 posted on 08/12/2018 2:50:46 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: KeyLargo

GREAT meme!


102 posted on 08/12/2018 2:55:56 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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