. >>> the executive editors of the new york times and "washington post" join david axelrod for "the ax files." see you in an hour. >>> tonight, on the axe files, the celebrated executive editors of the "new york times" and "the washington post", on the unprecedented challenges of covering the trump presidency. >> let me ask you bluntly, do you think the president habitually lies? >> well, you know -- >> coping with trump's attacks on the free press. >> we have a lot of fake news back there. >> he doesn't want the press to be an arbiter. he doesn't want scientists to be the arbiter. he wants himself and his white house to be the arbiter of fact. >> their storiied careers with headlines that changed history. >> i want this to be in my obituary. >> welcome to "the axe files." >> i figured i would introduce you. welcome to the constitution center in philly. we chose this place not just because it's roughly halfway between your two cities, but because of what the constitution means and the meaning of that first amendment. you are the editors of two of the most influential papers in this cou

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slippery slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking head alex jones was told get outta here by all major platforms we remove hate speach. to keep people safe after all they all have to stick to their own rules and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left to come to hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones so among other things he has a habit of repea

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publisher it is a high tech publisher but it's his publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they are going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we can lease goes down because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech program continues in just about. we have no idea what safety is doing on vacation but she will be back on air in september. with manufactured. public wealth. when the ruling classes some protect themselves. in the final. nor middle of the room. twenty past in moscow a tribe living on easter island wants to negotiate there were a ton of a sacred statue taken by the british navy and presented as a gift to queen victoria the statue ended up in the british museum where arran

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publisher it is a high tech publisher but it is a publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they're going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we can lease goes down because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech. or tall or huge why do you have this in syria has been turned into a monument dedicated to those who helped defeat the terrorists local artists have carved out sculptures on the walls of the former hideout. oh. oh oh. oh oh. oh oh absolutely not. so to come as our new political party in south africa has banned whites from joining we'll have a look at why just off the back of. the book. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the laws. to get accepted or rejec

publisher it is a high tech publisher but it is a publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they're going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against the fighting against because if we can lease goes down because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech and we are back in one minute. manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling class is protect themselves. in the final. we can all middle of the room sit. here with us today give back what you stole over a hundred years ago a tribe living on easter island one of the most isolated places on earth wants to negotiate the return of a sacred statue originally taken by the british navy and presented as a gift to queen victoria the statue ended up in the british museum w

publisher it is a high tech publisher but it is a publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they are going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we kill east coast because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech or so becoming on the program but the u.s. refusing to back one of its closest allies canada and a pretty big diplomatic spat with saudi arabia i will lift the lid on that just. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sport i'm sure. i'll see you then. stories here on t.v. give back what you stole over a hundred years ago try living on easter island one of the most isolated places on the planet wants to negotiate

i call the new york times, the washington post, but speed, and buzzy, and i don't forget. the atlantic took it, of all places. i interviewed trump. voters take him seriously, but not literally. the press takes him literally but not seriously. for the next six weeks, i worked for four different news organizations, writing for different stories everyday, living below the poverty line. kidding.even my health care had run out, but i wanted to at least go from september 19 until november 8. on the day before the election -- i traveled around the country. 52,000 miles throughout the country covering the 2016 election. the day before the election, i tarmac,wed pence on the wrote up a story, went home, and i cried. why? because i knew i had interviewed the next vice president of the country. i did not have a job the next day. on the election day, i showed up -- i called up the new york post. that was my last job as i was writing for the new york post. at the election night party for republicans in pittsburgh. they said you don't need to show up. he's not going to win. i am like, ye

publisher it is a high tech publisher but it's his publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they are going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we keep these goes down because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech still to come here on the program on r t the us is refusing to back one of its closest allies canada in its diplomatic spat with saudi arabia and more than just about. i began this man show camera. roughly once they showed some leaves for them. uncool videos and so on with the roughly string that. line down more on string i don't roughly don't t.v. . i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the us has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white

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publisher it is a high tech publisher but it is a publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories to go after him as a go after him as of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we can lease goes down because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech now last week the heads of u.s. intelligence security issued a joint statement it said that russia was still interfering in u.s. democracy let's just take a moment to listen to what was said in this thing. our democracy itself is in the crosshairs paid by russia to try to weaken and divide united states threat is not going away to prevent foreign interference in our elections to prevent russian and other foreign influence and the russians try to hack into and steal information candidat

publisher it is a high tech publisher but it's his publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they're going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we kill east coast because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech so a new political party in south africa has by all whites from joining will have a look at why after the break. camera. roughly once the show and some will leave for the. videos and so on with the roughly stringing. you down more on string i don't roughly don't t.v. it's only natural that baby boomers were vote for policies that help i house price boom the stock price things and disenfranchised the bottom age groups but oh well. tough luck buddy get a job kids get a job. joi

publisher it is a high tech publisher but it's his publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they are going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we can lease goes down because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech and we're back in a moment. we have no idea what if use doing on vacation but she will be back on it in september . thanks for joining us here on r.t. after announcing plans to change the constitution in order to strip white farmers of their land some south african politicians are looking for more black emancipation in the country a new party has made headlines off the banning white son foreigners from becoming members our correspondent paula takes up the story. after th

support to papers around the country that maybe not the kind of limelight that the new york times the washington postthe l.a. times might have so i think it's certain to say we're not just one where a large we're going to help those of us where weaker and smaller we want to keep journalism alive we want to keep it alive in the way it was intended to be as a check on power as among others a generalist chief prosecutor is warning that many more people may still be buried under the rubble of the city's collapsed bridge thirteen mine have been confirmed dead the government is threatening to take control of the entire network following the disaster. the u.s. sang a wreath of franklin known as the queen of soul has died the seventy six year old musical icon is known for her distinctive voice and powerful live performances franklin won eighteen grammy awards in a career spanning the sixty years with hits such as respect and natural woman. turkey says it's ready to enter talks with the united states over the dispute that same tariffs and us currency plunge the dispute with the us began after turkey detained

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slippery slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. well someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking had alex jones was told get out of here by all major platforms after all they all have to stick to their own rules. and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left who come to hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones some other things he has a habit of repeatedly slandering my dad by falsely and a

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slippery slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. well someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking head alex jones was told get outta here by all major platforms we remove hate speach. to keep people safe after all they all have to stick to their own rules and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left to the hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones so among other things he has a habit of repe

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slope. slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. well someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking head alex jones was told get outta here by all major platforms after all they all have to stick to their own rules and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left who come to hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones some other things he has a habit of repeatedly slandering my dad by falsely and absu

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slippery slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. well someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking had alex jones was told get out of here by all major platforms we remove hate speech to keep people safe. after all they all have to stick to their own rules and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left who come to hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones so among other things he has a habit of

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slippery slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. well someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking had alex jones was told get out of here by all major platforms after all they all have to stick to their own rules. and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left who come to hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones so among other things he has a habit of repeatedly slandering my dad by falsely a

comedy airs tomorrow night at 10:00 right here on cnn. >>> the executive editors of the new york times and "washington postsee you in an hour. >>> tonight, on the axe files, the celebrated executive editors of the "new york times" and "the washington post", on the unprecedented challenges of covering the trump presidency. >> let me ask you bluntly, do you think the president habitually lies? >> well, you know -- >> coping with trump's attacks on the free press. >> we have a lot of fake news back there.

here is "the new york times," the "washington post" and the los angeles times.et's discuss mccain's life, his legacy and his relationship with the press with three people who knew him well, dan rather the former anchor of the cbs evening news, frank sesno the director of george washington university's school of media and public affairs and a former cnn washington bureau chief and nicole carol. previously the top editor at the arizona republic. dan, your reflections first on what mccain's passing means for our country. >> well, i do think it is a very special moment and a moment worth thinking about some. a john mccain who the word character probably sums him up best, he wasn't perfect, he was human and he was first to admit it, but a person with john mccain's character matched with his leadership skills is rare in any walk of life and is getting to be particularly rare in the upper reaches of our country's elected office structure. so i think there's that. then there's the other -- at a different level that mccain is that rare person whom any parent could use as

they were "the washington post," the "new york times," a.p., cnn, nbc, politico and buzzfeed.ganizations wanted in part was the names of the jurors who are participating right now in deliberations released to them, unsealed so that they could become public. these organizations also wanted everything that's been said during bench conferences or the while the courtroom has been close to the public or the press unsealed. the judge said that he would not release those names because he feared for the safety, essentially, of the jurors. and when the attorney representing these news organizations pushed back and said you got to be more specific than that, judge. the judge told them that there have been threats and that now the u.s. marshals are going with him everywhere that he goes. the judge also said that he had no idea the amount of public scrutiny that there would be on this case. so, again, he agreed to meet with these news organizations. "new york times," "the washington post," they wanted the names of the jurors, they wanted some things that have been said privately in the co

us who are not part of the legacy media we're not new york times shapers of opinion we're also allowed to have our say so if someone from the new york times or the washington post put something up that we know is false we can refute it almost in real time that's very threatening i think for the powers that be this tendency to want to shut people down if they disagree with you is very dangerous it's going down a very slippery slippery slope toward totalitarianism there's a word for that see and ask. someone saw it coming when even perhaps the most controversial online talking head alex jones was told get outta here by all major platforms we remove hate speech to keep people safe. after all they all have to stick to their own rules and keep people safe from hate speech but then even those anti-left who come to hate jones went on alert could be because they thought someone would click on their profiles and see a hold up pop up alex jones a bad guy but the problem is that once you start saying that hate speech is a rationale for banning people from social media you get in some very very big territory. i'm no fan of jones some other things he has a habit of repeated