'I hope you’re dismembered': Report reveals why journalists fear covering Trump's events
Raw StoryThe specter of a second Trump administration has newsroom executives frightened for secret sources and on-the-ground reporters hoping they don't get killed, according to a new report. NPR reported Wednesday that former President Donald Trump's threats to jail journalists and control national news outlets has already made work more dangerous for journalists, as detailed a disturbing study replete with alarming anecdotes. But the International Women's Media Foundation study found 36 percent of hundreds of journalists surveyed say they have faced or been threatened with physical violence on the job — reporting MAGA fans often carry weapons at Trump events. Multiple former television executives said networks are more concerned about these threats directed at secret sources than Trump's promise to try to take control of broadcast news. "Protections for the press — could be worn away by either authoritarian leaders or by populist leaders who rally their supporters against independent media," TimesExecutive Editor Joseph Kahn told NPR's Steve Inskeep.
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