Martin Baron: 'The Harassment of an Independent Press' Is 'Getting Worse'

A WaPo reporter trying to cover a Mike Pence rally is patted down and denied entry.

There are so many things that are wrong with what happened to Washington Post reporter Jose DelReal when he tried to attend Donald Trump vp pick Mike Pence‘s rally in Wisconsin. Let’s run through the list, from an account by WaPo’s Paul Farhi.

1. DelReal tried to get credentialed as a journalist for the event but couldn’t, because the Trump campaign had revoked the Post’s credentials in June.

2. The Washington Post was just one publication of many to enjoy a position, permanent or temporary, on the Trump media blacklist.

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