Title Enemy of the people : Trump's war on the press, the new McCarthyism, and the threat to American democracy / Marvin Kalb

Published Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 174 pages) Contents Crossing a flashing red line -- From Nero to Trump -- "The appalling becomes excusable" -- The comparison is unmistakable -- "He had a certain raw wit and charm" -- Ike vs. McCarthy -- Senator, meet Eward R. Murrow -- From the war in Europe to the war in America -- "Otherwise, it is not America" -- A free press, now more than ever Summary Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an "enemy of the American people." Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump's presidential campaign, but this charge marked a dramatic turning point: language like this ventured into dangerous territory. Twentieth-century dictators--notably, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao--had all denounced their critics, especially the press, as "enemies of the people." Their goal was to delegitimize the work of the press as "fake news" and create confusion in the public mind about what's real and what isn't; what can be trusted and what can't be. That, it seems, is also Trump's goal. In Enemy of the People, Marvin Kalb, an award-winning American journalist with more than six decades of experience both as a journalist and media observer, writes with passion about why we should fear for the future of American democracy because of the unrelenting attacks by the Trump administration on the press. As his new book shows, the press has been a bulwark in the defense of democracy. Kalb writes about Edward R. Murrow's courageous reporting on Senator Joseph McCarthy's "red scare" theatrics in the early 1950s, which led to McCarthy's demise. He reminds us of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's reporting in the early 1970s that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Today, because of revolutionary changes in journalism, no Murrow is ready at the battlements. Journalism has been severely weakened. Yet, without a virile, strong press, democracy is in peril. Kalb's book is a frightening indictment of President Trump's efforts to delegitimize the American press--and put the future of our democracy in question Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Trump, Donald, 1946- -- Relations with journalists McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 -- Relations with journalists SUBJECT McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 Trump, Donald, 1946- McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 fast Trump, Donald, 1946- fast Subject Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 21st century Freedom of the press -- United States Fake news -- United States HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- Executive Branch. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Media & Internet. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies. Fake news Freedom of the press Press and politics SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009003409 United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017000457 Subject United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2023702526 ISBN 9780815735311 0815735316

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