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China currently has dozens of journalists "in jail" meaning they are most likely dead and the US media hasn't said a peep. Shouldn't they be calling for sanctions against them, rather than attack Trump for doing just that with his tariffs?

From "Manufacturing Consent" -

"A propaganda system will consistently portray people abused in enemy states as worthy victims, whereas those treated with equal or greater severity by its own government or clients will be unworthy"

And yet, Julian Assange is facing extradition for being a journalist (And earlier, the Trump administration was looking to extradite an American journalist to Turkey.)

The free press isn't a cornerstone of national interest - it is a sometimes useful, but often inconvenient tool.

Uh, the US has prosecuted its own journalists recently, demanding life in prison.

This has nothing to do with press freedom whatsoever.