ben jacobs may have never seen the body slam coming. but in the height of journalists, some feared it was a matter of time. it s not an isolated event. earlier this month, a reporter said he was slapped by a state senator. in d.c., a reporter said he was pinned against the wall by security guards as he tried to question the fcc commissioner. and in west virginia, a journalist was arrested after questioning health secretary tom price. journalists can be obnoxious. but is the bar for physical hostility lower now? and if so, what s that mean? joining me now, eric wemple of the washington post. and the new mark chair for the boston globe. indi indira, what s going on here? it s appalling. we write about and talk about attacks on press freedom all over the world.