Blog by John Miller

The war on news

February 5th, 2025
Donald Trump, who coined the term “fake news” to discredit the news media, is not letting up since he was re-elected U.S. president. He’s intensifying his campaign against journalism in many alarming ways. Call it news intimidation. Canadians should take notice because Pierre Poilievre, leader of the federal Conservatives, has more or less been following Trump’s playbook, threatening to def ...