President Donald Trump targeted the New York Times on Wednesday morning, calling the newspaper a "real enemy of the people."
Trump routinely attacks "fake media" in general with his tweets and vitriolic speeches, but seldom targets a particular publication or point of sale.
It is widely reported that his post is a response to an article published Tuesday by the Times, in which he described his so-called "two-year war on surrounding investigations".
In a previous tweet, Trump claimed that journalists "did not even call for checks" on articles they planned to publish about his administration – an article also interpreted as an attack on Times reporters.
Times reporter Maggie Haberman, however, rejected this statement in an interview with CNN's "New Day," noting that she had sent several emails to the White House about the planned new "who would was not processed until yesterday. "
"We reviewed a detailed list of what we planned to report," she said. "They chose not to engage and then the president acted with surprise."
"Now that his assistants do not tell him what we're watching or it's a game, he knows what it's about and he claims it's not, I can not read in his thoughts, "she speculated. "We have certainly followed the usual reporting practices and have reviewed them extensively at both the White House and the Department of Justice."
Haberman confirmed that Trump's assertion that the authors did not call for verification was "false". "It's a lie," she said. "And I do not know if he knows it's a lie or if he says to himself" it's true, "if his staff does not tell him we're reaching out, but I find it hard to believe that his staff did not do it. Let him know once again that this kind of report was coming.
Trump's anti-media rhetoric has been accused of the attack by a BBC cameraman at a rally organized by the president in El Paso, Texas earlier this month. He had pushed the crowd "into a frenzy against the media" before the incident, according to a reporter.
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New York Times print in 1942
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The press room
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The bullpen
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The telegraphists record the messages in the wire room.
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Incoming copy of AP
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Copy the mimeographic despatches of the boys.
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Dispatches.
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While the copier is scrambling to meet deadlines, mimeographed mails cover the ground.
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The editors can be seen at the Aliens Office throwing stories by "poking" them.
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These publishers are responsible for all stories outside the United States.
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NYT correspondents for Argentina, Switzerland and Mexico.
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Brooks Atkinson, drama critic.
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Old and new dictionaries.
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Head of the "morgue" Tommy Bracken.
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A radio operator of the New York Times.
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In the radio room, news is sent to ships in Morse code.
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A radio operator records a message from Switzerland.
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A cartographer examines the cards before preparing a map of the war in Europe.
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The photo department sends photos all over the world.
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A negative is inspected in the dark room.
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A fashion image is retouched.
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When the carpets are completed, they are checked per page.
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Once the page is marked, the completed time is shown next.
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A story is typed on a linotype in the composition room.
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Notice of change of style.
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Linotype slugs are picked up at the table.
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A carpet is examined for errors.
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A man operates a press of proofs.
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A page is prepared for printing in the composition room.
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This man has set the daily index by hand for 15 years.
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Evidence posted on the wall.
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As the deadlines get closer, the first page is completed.
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The type is defined.
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Workers move a paper reel of 1608 pounds.
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The paper is fed by the press.
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Curved plates are prepared for the press.
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The curved plates are assigned the corresponding page number.
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The plates are loaded on the press.
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Numbered plates await the press.
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The press is almost ready to work.
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And the press is launched!
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The first edition is checked for quality.
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The finished papers are cut.
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The completed documents are grouped for delivery.
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A truck is loaded with the latest edition of the New York Times.
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A cart is loaded with the finished papers.
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