President Trump: Censoring Or Cheating?

Censorship has been a big topic in America since the birth of its modern government. There are things that go on around the world that the media would never show its American viewers. This has also been seen in places like the military, where if a soldier were to send a letter back home, he or she can not disclose information such as their location. While it is a way to protect the American people from potential threats, it also restricts our freedom of speech. Everyone has the right to speak his or her mind; whether you agree with an idea or not is always a conscious choice. An

“Words of Fire,” by Anthony Collings, details the lives of different journalists in regards to free press and covering potentially dangerous stories. Anthony Collings is a former CNN reporter who shifted his focus from reporting to telling the story of journalists who have come under fire in a power struggle between government and free press. Collings puts free press into a spectrum, on one side there is the United States, where the press is largely free, and on the other side there are places like North Korea or China where press is largely restricted by the government. Collings does not focus on these extremes, but rather the places in the middle where there is an ongoing struggle between state power.

A lot of people are against the new president and they have spoken against him. They have also peacefully and violently protested when he had his inauguration on Friday. The First Amendment protects those people who are peacefully speaking or protesting against the president, but it doesn’t protect the ones who are violently protesting and destroying property. Not only has the First Amendment has been used but it also has be restricted. There has been talk that Trump doesn’t want the media that is in the white house to be around while he is in meetings. If Trump gets rid of the media in the White House, then the country would stop knowing what new changes the president is going to make or what he has done so far. Since the media in the White House are the ones who report about everything that happens in the White House and in the country. It is important for them to know what is happening in the meetings so they can communicate it to the rest of the world. If he does that then he would interfere with the freedom of press part in the First Amendment.

The media has always played an important role in the President’s relationship with the public, but just what kind of affect does it really have on the executive office? The first televised presidential debate in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon marked the beginning of a new era – the inaugural shift of the media’s role in politics. Since that time, the media has continued to transform the way the president is perceived by the public through print, broadcast, and more recently, social media. All of said outlets have played vital roles in not only a president’s campaign, but also in their presidency and likability throughout their time in office. While the White House is still the source of most presidential news, the media are the shapers of the story and can frame it pretty much any way they want. There used to be limits on certain issues or realms of the presidency that were to remain untouched, however, first amendment freedoms take precedence over almost any restriction the government could try to place on the media. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the media and the president throughout recent years, looking briefly into the past to establish the scale of the dramatic change, and to study their reciprocal connection of how each utilizes the other.

In New Hampshire in 2016, President Trump said in regards to the news media that "They're scum. They're horrible people. They are so illegitimate.” Having been quoted multiple times referring to the journalists and reporters in a similarly negative manner, President Trump apparently has diminished the nation’s trust in the press. The Trump administration is also notorious for barring certain news organizations, from access to events. In response to blocking prominent news organizations, including CNN and The New York Times, from attending a question and answer session with Press Secretary Sean Spicer, NPR wrote that “the relationship between the Trump administration and the news media has taken another step backwards.” By excluding typically adversary news organizations and including typically supportive news organizations, some argue that the Trump administration is inhibiting freedom of the press and prohibiting the truthful spread of information. On the other hand, it can be argued that adversary news organizations may distort events and quotes, causing unnecessary confusion and misguided

Now depending on what you watch or read you will have a sense of feel on how the media gives people a sense of who that person is. I feel that the media gives non-stop coverage so that they can inform people on who they are voting for. Now Donald Trump is someone that is heavily covered because of the outlandish things that he says. He has said things like Mexicans are bad people

It was barely a month ago that President Donald Trump took the stage for his unhinged, batshit press conference, after which he sent out a totally unbiased “media survey.” Questions included the even-handed “On which issues does the mainstream media do the worst job of representing Republicans?” and “Do you believe that the media has been far too quick to spread false stories about our movement?” It was, as we pointed out at the time, merely an opportunity for Trump to stack some numbers in his favor and rally his base following a disastrous press event. It was also, as we reported later, the sort of thing he could monetize no matter what, as mailing lists are worth money even if they’re full of fake

Trump has shown his true colors through out this campaign by reacting like a spoiled child when anyone dares to question or criticize him, therefore it's not revelation that he despises the media. Funny enough, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to provide content on a daily basis just by refusing to tame his erratic temperament.

Press: Stupid Love,” Dowd attempts, and succeeds, at painting the President as a narcissist who lives off of the media backlash. She writes, “Trump could not live without the press. It is his crack.” (Dowd). By comparing Trump’s love of the press to that of an addict to drugs, she is able to set a foundation for her opinion that will be continued throughout her piece. She follows up with a paradox concerning how even though the media has bashed him more times than not, the President does not shy away. “Maggie Haberman tweeted In January, ‘Trump has frequently complained about my reporting, yet he remains the most accessible politician I’ve ever covered.’” (Dowd). This paradox of complaining, yet wanting more to complain about, leads to even more of a clearly painted narrative of Trump’s

On the day of President Trump’s Inauguration, Time reporter Zeke Miller wrote that a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office. He retracted the statement a few minutes later and apologized for making a mistake. Miller’s apology was ignored by many, including President Trump. A day later, in a speech given to the CIA, President Trump accused Miller of false reporting. “So Zeke, Zeke from Time magazine writes this story about ‘I took down’ — I would never do that because I have great respect for Dr. Martin Luther King. But this is how dishonest the media is.” By accusing Miller of false reporting, President Trump was accusing the reporter of spreading what became commonly known during the 2016 presidential

In regard to gathering information or transparency, the 2016 election process taught us that the mainstream media were no longer the watchdogs that we rely on for uncovering errors and wrongdoings by those who have power; ergo, journalists climbed into bed with those they are supposed to be watching. Apparently, many in the media are grappling with their own souls and journalistic integrity. Recently, Obama accused FOX News for the Democratic Presidential defeat stating that, “Fox news in every bar and restaurant in big chunks of the

Currently, the office of the United States Presidency is one of the most powerful positions in the world. The President has the power to influence Congress, the nation and the free world. However, the US Media, which is also the freest and most powerful press, has had control over the presidency. The advent of CNN, ABC, NBC and others has had the effect of being able to sway the population of the United States, either garnering support for a president or destroying his credibility. The media has permitted the spread of information, allowing the people to take a more active role in politics making the general will better known, but it has also made politicians and the public hostage to the

Richard Elliot Neustadt, a profound political scientist and advisor to many presidents, has often argued over the years that presidential power is probably best understood as the power to persuade. Over the years, the presidency has evolved from what our Founder’s had to endure and has now turned into an obsession with news media. The President of the United States is the most powerful being in our country with the ability to control what Americans can and cannot know for better or worse. The presidency and news media have a more complicated relationship than what others might say. There are times where the president is more than willing to cooperate with the news, but there is also an equal amount of time where the presidency and the press are at odds. In our country’s lifetime of presidents, there have been numerous attempts and successions to control the flow of information by using the media in a strategic manner such as being able to

Recently, President Donald Trump has been threatening the First Amendment protections of reporters as he feels he is being criticized by the media. In his first news conference as

"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." This quote by A.J. Liebling illustrates the reality of where the media stands in today's society. Over the past twenty years there has been an increase in power throughout the media with regard to politics. The media's original purpose was to inform the public of the relevant events that occurred around the world. The job of the media is to search out the truth and relay that news to the people. The media has the power to inform the people but often times the stories given to the public are distorted for one reason or another. Using slant and sensationalism, the media has begun to shape our views in society and the process by which