We need to call out the Press on Trump

[SleeplessinSoCal]

He bans people if they ask him tough questions.

How is that acceptable? The media continues to ignore this failing of their responsibility and the need for him to be told he cannot ban the Fourth Estate in a Democracy. He isn't our dictator yet.

We need to do something. The people have to rescue the First Amendment.

[Cali_Democrat]

1. Our press is pretty fucking useless

Except for the Washington Post, no outlet has consistently called him out for his bullshit.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

2. Possibly WAPO is the way to shake the rest to their senses.

First off: Subscribe. Secondly, find out if there is an effort going on to do something already by journalists. Think of how long Roger Ailes harassment went on and how many were basically working under a tyrant.

[FarPoint]

3. What is WAPO?

Why is it part of the solution?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Washington Post. Better written as WaPo. . . . . nt

[FarPoint]

7. Okay

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. WaPo was banned by Trump a while ago but keeps reporting even without a reporter there ...

... and doing as good or better job than the others.

BtW (By the way) HuffPo = Huffington Post.

[uponit7771]

17. +1, there are a few but they're a part of the 20% the 80% are victims of group think BIG TIME

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. He can ban whoever he wants. 1st Amendment means GOVernment cannot by law suppress speech,

... not without compelling reason like the danger of shouting Fire in a crowded theater.

The media should ban Trump. They should form a pool and send one journalist only to any Trump appearance. Or one video journalist, one print journalist, and one blogger.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

9. But his ban on WAPO stifles tough questions from fearful corporate media ratings oriented "news".

It is the opposite of free speech.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Yes, Trump reacts badly to tough questions. But he is free to stifle that kind of speech, for now.nt

[BigDemVoter]

6. They've been toothless (and useless!) for a long, long, long time.

They need a new title. . . Remove the title, "journalist", and replace it with STENOGRAPHER for the Republicans.

[emulatorloo]

10. Letters to the editor of our local papers are a good way to do this

[SleeplessinSoCal]

12. Move-on? Some unaffiliated organization of Constitutional scholars?

We need mass resistance now.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

11. Keeping in mind the "tough" question to Sarah Palin.

. . . about where she gets her news. Trump declared war on the press. But it's to further his own personal interests, not those of the country. And hateful rubes are fine with that.

[Hortensis]

13. Start by turning off TV news, except perhaps

PBS and a few genuinely informative shows on the others.

[meow2u3]

15. The NYT is doing a good job holding DT's feet to the fire

The trouble is with the electronic media, especially cable news, and the NBC news channels in particular.

Word is that tRump is still under contract with NBC, so there's reason to believe there's an undisclosed conflict of interest on the part of NBC News/MSNBC.

[AgadorSparticus]

16. For starters, turn off msnbc. They suck big ones now.

PBS is ok. CNN is ehh. That's about it. The rest of msm just sucks. They are completely worthless.

[Skidmore]

18. Tweet

to any outlet you want & use #MediaTools.

[Hekate]

19. The Press, such as it is, needs to be DUed on a regular basis. Have at it!

[BobbyDrake]

20. Modern media: Access > Honesty

Sad but true.