Punishing the media will backfire
By Errol Louis
Updated 9:51 PM ET, Fri February 24, 2017
(CNN) The .. decision by .. Sean Spicer to bar CNN, The New York Times, Buzzfeed, Politico and the Los Angeles Times from a news briefing Friday signals that .. the .. White House is .. under siege.
In the face of the President's .. misstatements, .. conflicts of interest and .. ties to Russia, the White House has decided to .. attack .. news organizations that .. report on the administration's fables and foibles ...
... any seasoned reporter knows .. squealing, with pointless insults, is the sound made by politicians when the truth makes them .. uncomfortable. Their bleating ..signals that it's time to turn up the heat ...
The Trump White House is a full-employment program for investigative reporters .. thanks to a President who .. invents facts and utters or tweets .. falsehoods almost daily.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/opinions/reporters-excluded-louis/
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