Shaun KingVerified account

I’ve been a journalist for 20 years. For most of those years when I told people what I do they’d say “oh interesting” or maybe “I write too” or offer a story idea. Now it’s either “I hope you’re not a political journalist at least” (right) or “that seems like a scary job” (left)

I’ve never worried about answering the question “what do you do?” But now have to do a quick safety calculation first. That’s new in the last two years.

Amy, be vigilant, gather facts, tell stories. America and democracy depend on a free press. Now more than ever.

Trump is the greatest threat to the First Amendment in the history of this country.

I doubt that very much

The worst thing about being a septuagenarian in 2018 is to know I may not live to see our country recover from the incalculable moral and material damage we've done to ourselves and the world.

They used exact same sign in Farsi in 1980 purge and closing of all newspapers by Ayatollah. All criminal regimes attack journalists. All regimes who attack journalists do it to cover up their crimes

It's gonna take GENERATIONS to get back to the Normal levels of Hate and Disgustingness we're used to!

lol..facts. Because it'd all ways been here no matter the denial and cover-up.

Yep, it’s always been there, but people are feeling emboldened again. It’s scary seeing how much hate is being put out & even encouraged by the president & his followers.

I wonder what the administration response would be to "Fight for equality and liberty- punch a politician"

Fight for the truth, thank a journalist.

Exactly, DinoMom!