The Trump administration’s crackdowns on the press and universities fuel fear among international student journalists
As President Donald Trump’s administration cracks down on both the press and higher education, some universities and campus papers are working to make international students more cognizant of the rights they have and the risks they face in pursuing journalism.
Though Trump’s attacks on the media stretch back to his first term, concern has skyrocketed in recent months due to his administration’s detainment of noncitizens who have expressed support for Palestine, including a Tufts University graduate student who co-authored an op-ed on the topic for her campus paper. The volatile political climate has led some campus papers to review their anonymity and takedown policies while journalism professors field questions from worried students.
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Whether it’s the Des Moines Register’s publication of an unfavorable election poll, a routine edit of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, or the Associated Press’s decision in its authoritative stylebook to continue to use “Gulf of Mexico,” Donald Trump and the White House have used executive authority and legal reprisals in an effort to punish and suppress press coverage that runs contrary to the administration’s preferred narratives.
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