media, the tabloid press that finds it irresistible. the new mark chair at journalism ethics and a columnist for the boston globe and a long time analyst and april ryan who had scrapes of omarose is a cnn political analyst and about to be out with her book titled under fire reporting from the front lines of the trump white house. there is a lot to unpack. how do we approach a book with pretty sloppy errors in the text but is also a damming portrait of the sitting president? look, this is a situation where it s a mixed bag. josh listened to some of the tapes she made in the white house. he s also reviewed the non-disclosure agreement she was offered by laura trump and the trump campaign to be paid
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.