I know it has become fashionable to tear down rather than work to improve the democratic institutions that generations of Americans have built.
But today, 350 newspapers spoke up in defense of a foundational institution: #freepress.
Here are some of the Colorado editorials→
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"We believe that an informed electorate is critical to Democracy; that the public has a right to know what [elected officials] are doing behind closed doors; that journalism is integral to the checks and balances of power."
@denverposthttps://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/16/denver-post-truth-in-journalism/ …Show this thread -
“We strive to allow justice to flourish by telling America what we see, what we hear and what we reveal. Only truth can ensure justice in a society, and only a free and unfettered press can offer a society truth.”
@SentinelColohttps://www.sentinelcolorado.com/0trending/editorial-truth-and-the-american-press-are-not-enemies-of-the-people/ …Show this thread -
“The journalists whose work you find in this newspaper are profoundly devoted to fulfilling the role of a free press in local communities…Their primary goals are accuracy and objectivity. Every reporter. Every story. Every day.”
@dailycamerahttp://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_32073125/editorial-enemy-free-press-boulder-trump-journalists …Show this thread -
“Responding to the absurd notion that we're the enemy of the people is beneath the dignity of the Fourth Estate. Let the president say what he will and journalists will quote him. He can be, after all, his own worst enemy.”
@DailySentinelGJ https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/editorials/enemy-of-the-people/article_ee7b83c4-a0e5-11e8-8c9f-10604b9f7e7c.html …Show this thread -
“Both sides of this conflict (
@POTUS & media) need to think about the public. They should restore the decorum expected in an advanced, civilized society built on diverse perspectives, free speech and freedom of the press.”@csgazettehttps://gazette.com/opinion/editorial-we-need-civility-among-president-and-press-corps/article_fc3ede82-a100-11e8-9f6f-77a17ac6af41.html …Show this thread -
“The role journalism plays in our free society is too crucial to allow this degradation to continue. We aren’t the enemy of the people. We are the people. We aren’t fake news. We are your news & we struggle night/day to get the facts right.”
@DurangoHeraldhttps://durangoherald.com/articles/236688-were-with-you-today-we-join-more-than-100-newspapers-to-set-the-record-straight-about-our-work …Show this thread -
“The true enemy of any democracy is ignorance, and the only way to battle ignorance is through the acquisition of knowledge. The frayed social compact between the news media and its audience must be rebuilt.”
@ChieftainNews https://www.chieftain.com/opinion/editorials/your-enemy-not-hardly/article_552bbf6e-ac91-5ae1-91a2-646ccfc1c7f0.html …Show this thread -
"We all are entitled to opinions & to express them as part of a rich & informed conversation about the issues of the day. But we're not entitled to our own facts. Facts are not partisan and when they are dismissed as 'fake news,' we all lose."
@ColoradoSunhttps://mailchi.mp/coloradosun/politics-aside-local-journalism-is-essential-to-local-democracy …Show this thread
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He doesn’t call journalism fake news, he calls fake news, fake news. Can’t you feel the change in your electorate? We’re tired of propaganda and you should be too! Stop caring more about your party than your Country!
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Dan, why do you care about the truth so much from the media but care not at all about it coming from your president?
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Thank you, Senator, for your support of our nation's free press. As a former owner of a small-town weekly in Colorado and a longtime editor at a Colorado daily, I appreciate your (and Jefferson's) words.
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Sir, could you please initiate legislation to redirect trump's $92M from his charade parade and send it to Puerto Rico. Thank You.
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What is really scary is that Trump does not care if HE is the enemy of the people. We can protest, tweet, call, and vote. Yet the madness continues unchecked and is escalating. Why is the senate majority allowing this? I wish someone with the answer would tell us.
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Tell you what, since you're such a staunch supporter of
#FreePress, how about you attend, and invite@denverpost@dailycamera to a presentation on the#17yr anniversary of#September11? Let's examine the lost stories of that event.#911truthforpeacepic.twitter.com/EynQ2yg911
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Sad about Trump. Outraged at
@SenCoryGardner and GOP!pic.twitter.com/IyTnVApyOK
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In case trump reads this, latter means the second one.
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It used to be truth, respect and honor allowed people to voice their opinions. I have found that Trump can’t tell the truth or respect others and definitely does not have honor leaves him with just shouting over all voices. Thanks to the free press.
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Thomas Jefferson also said “He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.” Journalism is when one prints the truth without bias.
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Agree, suspect your words fell on deaf, greedy, corrupt ears. When will U start to think out of the box? Pls deal with these evil GOP colleagues/evil villains!
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