Donald Trump’s first news conference as president-elect last week featured a mix of deflected questions, cheering supporters and accusations CNN is “fake news.” The circus atmosphere was strange for many viewers and reporters, accustomed to more formality and respect. For some Russians, however, Trump’s go with the press was oddly familiar. One Russian journalist, Alexey Kovalev, captured that feeling in a widely syndicated post on Medium that lays out similarities between Trump’s treatment of the press last week and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s massive annual press conferences. Kovalev is the founder of fact-checking site Noodle Remover and a former senior …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
