Trump's anti-media posts; Saudi Arabia executes journalist; Vermont media lawsuit

Plus, the top press freedom headlines from around the world.

Hello, and welcome to The Press Freedom Report.

I’m Liam Scott, and today I’m focused on Trump’s anti-media posts, a journalist execution in Saudi Arabia, and a local media lawsuit in Vermont. Plus, the top press freedom headlines from around the world.

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On a personal note: I spoke with the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s Stephanie Sugars for a story about her experience documenting a decade’s worth of President Donald Trump’s anti media social media posts.

Since Trump’s first term as president, Sugars has managed an extensive database that documents each and every anti-media post from Trump. In them, Trump sometimes attacks individual journalists. Other times, he takes aim at specific outlets or the media in general. Some posts include all three. While the content varies, Sugars said, the goal appears to be the same: to discredit the media that holds him accountable.

“He is consolidating narrative power and asserting that he is the ultimate, if not singular, conveyor of what is actually true, which, to no one’s surprise, is what is most favorable to him,” Sugars said.

Read the full story here.