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A gulf widens between Trump and the press, with high stakes for free speech

Christian Science Monitor
Summary
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76% Informative

President Trump 's war on the press seems to be entering a new phase, with more aggressive actions and clear wins.

Mr. Trump has sued several media outlets in the past year , winning a settlement against ABC News .

The AP has been the focus of the president’s ire, in part because of its widely adopted stylebook.

Some see rising pressure for news media conformity.

President Trump may have been emboldened to take stronger action against the press in his first month in office in part because of recent wins in the courtroom.

The president is engaged in another suit against CBS News over an interview it aired with then-Vice President Kamala Harris , which Mr. Trump contends was deceptively edited.

VR Score

77

Informative language

73

Neutral language

50

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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