<p>President Donald Trump has given it back: this time to members of the media. The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/president-trump-unveils-fake-news-award-takes-dig-at-nyt-cnn-abc-29900" target="_blank">Fake News &ldquo;awards&rdquo;</a> announced by the unstoppable US President have now gone viral. The shoe is on the other foot. But were things between the media and mighty leaders always hunky-dory? Who messed with the press?</p>

<p>From 1933 onwards and right up to the end of World War II, criminal Adolf Hitler succeeded in ending one-party democracy and turning Germany into a one-man dictatorship. And dictators and editors are not exactly a match made in heaven. Hitler&rsquo;s Nazi propaganda ministry took control of all newspapers, magazines, art exhibits, music, movies and radio stations. No public rally or meeting could be held without permission. Disagreeing with Nazi beliefs was verboten. &nbsp;</p>

<p>There is no greater irony that before he turned a fascist, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was a journalist himself. Yet, Mussolini imposed censorship and ruled with an iron fist.</p>

<p>It has happened even in India. &nbsp;In light of her growing unpopularity due to inflation, unemployment and corruption in her government, former prime minister Indira Gandhi pushed the then president to impose an Emergency. Mrs Gandhi assumed draconian powers. The opposition was arrested, civil liberties suspended, the constitution almost tampered with and &ndash; the media gagged. Newspapers left editorial spaces blank in protests, foreign correspondents were thrown out of the country. Many others were detained for organising protests and 7,000 persons were arrested for distributing print matter opposing the emergency. &nbsp;It was lifted in 1977 &ndash; upon Mrs Gandhi&rsquo;s astrologer&rsquo;s advice. There were fresh elections which Mrs Gandhi lost. The Emergency was one of the darkest periods in the history of independent India.</p>

<p>So which are the world&rsquo;s most repressive nations as far as the media is concerned?</p>

<p>According to the 2015 list compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the 10 countries where the media continues to be censored by the political leadership are Eritrea, North Korea, China, Ethiopia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Iran and Myanmar.</p>

<p>Leaders and the lead, rajas and reporters: most rulers cannot resign themselves to the fact that the minute they become public figures and act in the name of those whom they govern, they can and will be attacked. But the media, too, has to learn that without solid research, no story ought to ever make it to the headlines. There&rsquo;s a term for that tendency: yellow journalism.</p>


It's happened in Germany, in Italy, and in India too

President Donald Trump has given it back: this time to members of the media. The Fake News “awards” announced by the unstoppable US President have now gone viral. The shoe is on the other foot. But were things between the media and mighty leaders always hunky-dory? Who messed with the press? From 1933 onwards and right up to the end of World War II, criminal Adolf Hitler succeeded in ending one-party democracy and turning Germany into a one-man dictatorship. And dictators and editors are not exactly a match made in heaven. Hitler’s Nazi propaganda ministry took control of all newspapers, magazines, art exhibits, music, movies and radio stations. No public rally or meeting could be held without permission. Disagreeing with Nazi beliefs was verboten. There is no greater irony that before he turned a fascist, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was a journalist himself. Yet, Mussolini imposed censorship and ruled with an iron fist. It has happened even in India. In light of her growing unpopularity due to inflation, unemployment and corruption in her government, former prime minister Indira Gandhi pushed the then president to impose an Emergency. Mrs Gandhi assumed draconian powers. The opposition was arrested, civil liberties suspended, the constitution almost tampered with and – the media gagged. Newspapers left editorial spaces blank in protests, foreign correspondents were thrown out of the country. Many others were detained for organising protests and 7,000 persons were arrested for distributing print matter opposing the emergency. It was lifted in 1977 – upon Mrs Gandhi’s astrologer’s advice. There were fresh elections which Mrs Gandhi lost. The Emergency was one of the darkest periods in the history of independent India. So which are the world’s most repressive nations as far as the media is concerned? According to the 2015 list compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the 10 countries where the media continues to be censored by the political leadership are Eritrea, North Korea, China, Ethiopia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Iran and Myanmar. Leaders and the lead, rajas and reporters: most rulers cannot resign themselves to the fact that the minute they become public figures and act in the name of those whom they govern, they can and will be attacked. But the media, too, has to learn that without solid research, no story ought to ever make it to the headlines. There’s a term for that tendency: yellow journalism.

Trump's fake news awards: He's not the first to mess with the press

<p>US President Donald Trump has postponed his &#39;fake news awards&#39; to next week (January 17), instead of today, citing high interest.</p>

<p>Trump tweeted last week awards would be given out on Monday, January 8 and &ldquo;cover Dishonesty &amp; Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media.&rdquo;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST &amp; CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o&rsquo;clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty &amp; Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!</p>
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<p>Trump has regularly slammed the coverage of his campaign and time in the White House.</p>

<p>&quot;The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt &amp; biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday,&quot; Donald Trump tweeted.</p>

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<p>&quot;The interest in, and importance of, these awards are far greater than anyone could have anticipated!&quot; US president said.</p>

<p>On January 2, Trump had tweeted that he would announce the awards to the media houses for &quot;dishonesty and bad reporting&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favourite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the &#39;Fake news trophy,&quot; he tweeted on November 27.</p>

<p>As per the Trump Campaign list, the competition for &#39;King of Fake news&#39; is among three news organisations.</p>

<p>&quot;ABC News &#39;mistakenly&#39; reported that candidate Trump directed Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials before the election,&quot; it said.</p>

<p>&quot;CNN &#39;mistakenly&#39; reported that candidate Donald Trump and his son Donald J Trump, Jr had access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks,&quot; it wrote.</p>

<p>&quot;TIME &#39;mistakenly&#39; reported that President Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr from the Oval Office,&quot; the Trump Campaign said, as it asked the participants to &quot;let the President know if there is another story you think should be crowned as the 2017 KING of Fake News&quot;.</p>

<p>Trump has reportedly often labelled media coverage critical of his administration as &ldquo;fake news,&rdquo; accusing leading US media of spreading &ldquo;fake news&rdquo; against him during the US presidential election campaign as well as after he became president.</p>


Donald Trump has regularly slammed the coverage of his campaign and time in the White House.

US President Donald Trump has postponed his 'fake news awards' to next week (January 17), instead of today, citing high interest. Trump tweeted last week awards would be given out on Monday, January 8 and “cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media.” I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018 × Trump has regularly slammed the coverage of his campaign and time in the White House. "The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday," Donald Trump tweeted. The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 7, 2018 × "The interest in, and importance of, these awards are far greater than anyone could have anticipated!" US president said. On January 2, Trump had tweeted that he would announce the awards to the media houses for "dishonesty and bad reporting". "We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favourite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the 'Fake news trophy," he tweeted on November 27. As per the Trump Campaign list, the competition for 'King of Fake news' is among three news organisations. "ABC News 'mistakenly' reported that candidate Trump directed Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials before the election," it said. "CNN 'mistakenly' reported that candidate Donald Trump and his son Donald J Trump, Jr had access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks," it wrote. "TIME 'mistakenly' reported that President Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr from the Oval Office," the Trump Campaign said, as it asked the participants to "let the President know if there is another story you think should be crowned as the 2017 KING of Fake News". Trump has reportedly often labelled media coverage critical of his administration as “fake news,” accusing leading US media of spreading “fake news” against him during the US presidential election campaign as well as after he became president.

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Trump's fake news awards: He's not the first to mess with the press

US president Donald Trump postpones 'fake news awards', to now be presented on January 17