The UN human rights chief thinks Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous
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Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations Human Rights chief, took an unusually strong stance on President Trump’s rhetoric about journalists today. [NYT / Nick Cumming-Bruce]
In Geneva, al-Hussein said that other countries outside of the United States could take Trump’s repeated attacks on media outlets he deems “fake news” and use them to delegitimize the press and democratic norms in their own countries. [Washington Post / Max Bearak]
He used the example of Cambodia, where government officials have threatened journalists who publish things they don't agree with, citing Trump’s actions of banning certain media outlets from White House briefings earlier this year. [Phnom Penh Post / Andrew Nachemson]
Al-Hussein also referenced a recent speech Trump gave in Phoenix, Arizona, in which he characterized reporting on racially charged violence in Charlottesville as “crooked” and deceptive. The UN human rights chief called the rhetoric dangerous. [Time Magazine]
Since he became president, Trump has not only repeatedly called media organizations “fake,” but he has also retweeted images and videos of himself beating up a CNN logo and running it over with a train, which some have worried could be seen as an explicit call to violence against journalists.[CNN / Brian Stelter]
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Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations Human Rights chief, took an unusually strong stance on President Trump’s rhetoric about journalists today. [NYT / Nick Cumming-Bruce]
In Geneva, al-Hussein said that other countries outside of the United States could take Trump’s repeated attacks on media outlets he deems “fake news” and use them to delegitimize the press and democratic norms in their own countries. [Washington Post / Max Bearak]
He used the example of Cambodia, where government officials have threatened journalists who publish things they don't agree with, citing Trump’s actions of banning certain media outlets from White House briefings earlier this year. [Phnom Penh Post / Andrew Nachemson]
Al-Hussein also referenced a recent speech Trump gave in Phoenix, Arizona, in which he characterized reporting on racially charged violence in Charlottesville as “crooked” and deceptive. The UN human rights chief called the rhetoric dangerous. [Time Magazine]
Since he became president, Trump has not only repeatedly called media organizations “fake,” but he has also retweeted images and videos of himself beating up a CNN logo and running it over with a train, which some have worried could be seen as an explicit call to violence against journalists.[CNN / Brian Stelter]
www.fotavgeia.blogspot.com
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