What is a reporter? What is “fake news” for that matter? And why does the president of the United States considers me the enemy of the people? The last two questions are easy enough to answer. When Donald Trump says “fake news” he means that it is news he doesn’t want to hear. When Trump calls the press the “enemy of the people,” it is a tactic aimed at getting his supporters to ignore anything anyone else says. By naming an “enemy of the people,” Trump is therefore implying he is the best friend of the people. After all, he called out the enemy. Anyone see my dog whistle? But answering that first question is a bit harder. So, what is a reporter? A loose definition is simply that a reporter is any person trying to communicate information to the rest of the herd. Read more https://thebulwark.com/trumps-war-on-the-press-is-a-war-on-all-of-us/
