Presidents back to Washington have struggled with how to deal the press. John Adams’ solution was the signing and enforcement the Alien and Sedition Acts, which forbid “False, scandalous, and malicious” writing against the government, Congress or president, or any attempt “to excite against them…the hatred of the good people of the United States, or to stir up sedition.”
I don't agree with the overreaching action that the second president of the United States took. I only post this to point out that this goes back to the very beginning of our nation. One could argue that the press now has more power or reach, but it isn't a new problem.
The Executive and the Press: John Adams and the Alien & Sedition Acts https://history-first.com/2018/06/19/the-executive-and-the-press-john-adams-and-the-alien-sedition-act-of-1798/
I don't agree with the overreaching action that the second president of the United States took. I only post this to point out that this goes back to the very beginning of our nation. One could argue that the press now has more power or reach, but it isn't a new problem.