Abernathy, Gary. “Opinion | Trump Might See the Media as His Enemy. but Jamal Khashoggi Deserves Better.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 26 Nov. 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-might-see-the-media-as-his-enemy-but-jamal-khashoggi-deserves-better/2018/11/25/8f088424-f03a-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html. 

 

   Everyone knows what the Bill of Right is but to those that don’t the Bill of Right includes Amendments and the first one known as the First Amendment it is the freedom of speech, the freedom to PRESS, the right for people to peacefully assemble, and freedom of religion. Freedom of the press means Journalists have access to public places and the right to gather information and disseminate news because they are free too and can and should. In “Opinion: Trump might see the media as his enemy, but Jamal Khashoggi deserves better” Talks about Trump and how he responds to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. It states ”This was not merely an attack on a Saudi dissident for political reprisal. This was an attack on journalism itself, a vivid demonstration of what some nations would do to the very concept of a free and independent press — torture it, kill it, dismember it.” Torture, kill it, and dismember it Is what is being done to Journalist reporting because they are speaking on sensitive information topics that they end up becoming a target.

  They are allowed too; it is their basic right to speak on such topics. It also states “Saudi consulate in a clearly premeditated attack, and was then denied, covered up and called an accident before the Saudi government finally acknowledged it.” Murders are being covered up and being called accidents because of power. Information that the government doesn’t want us to know or fragile topics that are being surfaced to surface level even if topics are sensitive it’s still our right we are allowed too. Everyone is allowed freedom of speech and freedom of press. But power says otherwise our president Mr. Trump threw out Univisions News anchor Jorge Ramos out of a conference room in 2015 because he was asking questions. Mr. Trump responded with a racial slur afterwords, why is it that the president is allowed to get away with racism and xenophobia. Power is the answer anyone could get away with anything as long as they have power even the people that have been murdered such as Jamal Khashoggi. In 2020 62 Journalists were killed, which is more than enough. It is unfair that our First Amendments are not being met and Journalists are still being seen as enemies and threats to powerful higher people such as governments and Presidents.  This needs to stop and more coverage and awareness should be on this topic.