The other was the mass shooting in June in the newsroom of The Capital, a newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, in which five employees were killed. "Throughout the year it's been a big issue," Tompkins said in an interview. President Donald Trump has become a vociferous critic of parts of the press, routinely chiding reporters and outlets he views as publishing "fake news," calling them "the enemy of the people. "Simon said this was in the background of his discussions with the Times Square Alliance. "Unavoidably, Trump was the subtext, but not front and center," he said.

Source: Egypt Today December 29, 2018 12:00 UTC