From CJR, what does Trump have in common with Hugo Chavez? A media strategy. "This is an emergency": Left-leaning sites grapple with Trump's defiant attempts to undercut the media. In Trump’s volleys, echoes of Alex Jones’s conspiracy theories. Has the White House press office’s silence become a weapon in its war on the media? A dangerous time for the press and the presidency: Trump’s branding of the press as an "enemy" seems less an attempt to influence coverage than an invitation to repression and even violence. Could reporters be hunted down if Trump goes after leakers? The best response to Trump’s press-bashing: Do your job. Chill with the "journalists are heroes" thing.
