《紐時》發行人透露白宮主動邀會面 當面奉勸特朗普勿當記者「人民公敵」

美國總統特朗普昨日於twitter透露,早前在白宮與《紐約時報》發行人蘇茲貝格(A.G. Sulzberger)舉行了「良好而有趣的會談」,花上很多時間討論傳媒報道假新聞的問題,以及假新聞如何產生等。蘇茲貝格其後表示,是次會面由白宮提出,特朗普的助理更曾要求別公開,但既然特朗普已公開兩人會晤的消息,故決定公開評論。
《紐約時報》過往亦曾被特朗普批評報道假新聞。蘇茲貝格稱,與特朗普會面期間,一度提醒他以「人民公敵」(Enemy of the People)形容記者,措辭具「煽動性」,而且會令記者所受的威脅增加,導致暴力事件發生,其言論破壞美國的民主理想,侵蝕美國對言論及新聞自由的承諾,而且對國家危險而有害,希望他就對傳媒的廣泛攻擊作出反思。
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Had a very good and interesting meeting at the White House with A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times. Spent much time talking about the vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that Fake News has morphed into phrase, “Enemy of the People.” Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 2018年7月29日
Sulzberger recalled telling Trump that newspapers had begun posting armed guards outside their offices because of a rise in threats against journalists. The president, he said, expressed surprise that they did not already have armed guards. https://t.co/Qh2iY0v35C
— The New York Times (@nytimes) 2018年7月29日