NYTimes Whines About 2019 The Darkest Yet For Journalists

The New York Times claimed that 2019 forebodes “ominous signs” for journalists because of President Donald Trump, in an article, according to The Daily Caller.

The Times’ article wrote that Trump has used his “fake news” term 273 times in 2019, noting that this number is 50% more than 2018. This was one of multiple reasons why 2019 was allegedly “the darkest yet for journalists in the Trump era.”.

“Mr. Trump’s vilification of the news media is a hallmark of his tenure and a jagged break from the norms of his predecessors: Once a global champion of the free press, the presidency has become an inspiration to autocrats and dictators who ape Mr. Trump’s cry of ‘fake news,'” according to the article.

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The Daily Caller notes there are zero journalists imprisoned in America, according to 2019 data from the Committee to Protect Journalists. This information was not included in the NYT write-up about the Trump administration causing “the darkest” year yet for American journalists.

Comparatively, there are 10 imprisoned journalists in Russia and 11 in Nigeria, Oman, and North Korea, among other countries. In total, 250 journalists are reported to be in prison around the world in 2019, according to the data.

The amount of journalists imprisoned in other countries as well as the total number in prison in 2019 was also not included in the Times’ write-up about attacks on the press in America.

“Mr. Trump has long oscillated between taunting, cajoling, criticizing, and manipulating the journalists who cover him,” according to the article. “Domestically, journalists in Washington say Mr. Trump’s behavior this year has only deepened their unease.”

Included in the round-up of reasons why the Trump administration has allegedly caused this unease among the press was a controversial October video. Streamed at a retreat for Trump supporters in October, it showed the president killing members of the press, news outlets and some politicians.

The video was “disavowed by the White House,” the article noted. It did not mention that the White House was not responsible and reportedly had no knowledge of the video’s existence before it was shown. The video was a spoof of a fight scene from the movie “Kingsman: The Secret Service.”