As Donald Trump nears the end of his second week as president, the AEJ’s Llewellyn King provides some timely journalistic insights from Washington.
King, a longtime Washington journalist, editor and columnist, is founder and executive producer/host of the White House Chronicle news and public affairs tv program on PBS in the USA, and an honorary AEJ member.
In a series of columns over the past month, King has taken a look at some of the key issues facing journalists in a country, a continent, and a world being reshaped by Trump’s contentious narrative.
In his first 10 days since his inauguration on January 21, Trump issued an unprecedented slew of executive orders and actions – a list running to 8 pages on the official White House website – intended to reshape America, expand the president’s power, and apparently remake the world in his image.
Llewellyn King’s recent columns can be found here:
How Not to Manage the Bureaucracy – January 31
The Struggle To Save the Printed Word and the Challenge at The Washington Post – January 24
Fact-Checking Has Always Been an Elemental Part of Journalism – January 17
Trump ‘Puts a Bit of Stick About’ and Frightens Our Friends – January 10
Trump, Who Thinks He Bought the Nation, Now Eyes the World – December 28
The Crisis in Journalism — More Reporting Needed – December 20
Official White House website list of President Trump actions
Trump’s orders – NPR (National Public Radio) USA
A quick summary of Trump’s orders – The Guardian
Trump: a look on Day 1 – AP
Trump: 10 days later – AP
Trump tries to rid FBI and justice department of perceived enemies
“Remarkably poor judgment” – the Wall Street Journal’s assessment of Trump’s first days