Shortly after coming to power in Germany, the Nazis moved to assume control over the press. The Editors Law, passed in October 1933, forbade Jews and their families from working in the profession, and it established mandates requiring editors to omit anything “calculated to weaken the strength of the Reich abroad or at home.” Those who failed to follow these mandates could be fired or even imprisoned.
President Trump’s relentless attacks on the press make it clear that he would be delighted to have his own “Editors Law.” From a very long list of examples, I shall cite just a few:
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