way president-elect donald trump treat press presidential campaign get far bad win election nothing terrify trump ditch press pool create distrust media issue threats punish silence reporters job hold accountable trump never sound like dictator quite frankly worry go get white house.fortunately press fight back editor chief publisher columbia journalism review kyle pope write open letter trump behalf u.s. press corps strong message trump things go go way want go pope write final days inauguration think might helpful clarify see relationship administration american press corps pope expertly outline several attack trump make press make relationship trump journalists extremely tense pope say ban news organizations cover take twitter taunt threaten individual reporters encourage supporters advocate loose libel laws threaten numerous lawsuits none materialize every right decide grind rule engage press pope note even trump try prevent journalists access media would back pope warn president-elect press would merely take challenge good find alternative ways get information tell reporters get access something prefer challenge relish signal trump really do suppress media unite pope state press would work together hold accountable specifically point disgust incident trump belittle attack cnn reporter jim acosta press conference last week recognize challenge cover require cooperate help one another whenever possible shout ignore reporter press conference say something like go face unify front work together stories make sense make sure world hear colleagues write stories importance pope make perfectly clear journalists go play rule every intention involve cover presidency honestly transparency matter much hat threaten pope say around since found republic role great democracy ratify reinforce enjoy inauguration exactly need press say tyrant hope terrify him.featured image via draw angerer getty image u.s. press corps break silence drop major bombshell scathing open letter trump detail