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\nHundreds of US newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defence of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organisations as enemies of the American people.<\/p>\n
The Boston Globe and the New York Times took part along with more than 350 other newspapers of all sizes, including some in states that Trump won during the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n
The Globe said it coordinated publication among the newspapers and carried details of it on a database on its website. Each paper ran an editorial, which is usually an unsigned article that reflects the opinion of an editorial board and is separate from the news and other sections in a paper.<\/p>\n
The Globe\u2019s editorial accused Trump of carrying out a \u201csustained assault on the free press\u201d. \u201cThe greatness of America is dependent on the role of a free press to speak the truth to the powerful,\u201d it said. \u201cTo label the press \u2018the enemy of the people\u2019 is as un-American as it is dangerous to the civic compact we have shared for more than two centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump has frequently criticised journalists and described news reports that contradict his opinion or policy positions as fake news.<\/p>\n
He lashed out again on Thursday, tweeting: \u201cThe fake news media is the opposition party. It is very bad for our Great Country….But we are winning!\u201d His comments reflect a view held by many conservatives that most newspapers and other news outlets distort, make up or omit facts because of a bias against them. A representative for the White House could not immediately be reached for comment on the editorials.<\/p>\n
The New York Times editorial said it was right to criticise the news media for underplaying or overplaying stories or for getting something wrong in a story. \u201cNews reporters and editors are human, and make mistakes. Correcting them is core to our job,\u201d it said. \u201cBut insisting that truths you don\u2019t like are \u2018fake news\u2019 is dangerous to the lifeblood of democracy. And calling journalists the \u2018enemy of the people\u2019 is dangerous, period.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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