[observation: 2018] It's a classic authoritarian tactic to try to turn the public against the free press. But that's not to say that the media is without fault. I think some of the worst facets of the media environment - the partisanship and repetitiveness - have allowed those toxic and inaccurate narratives about fake news to thrive. So it doesn't come from nowhere, but it is grotesque how it's being weaponized against good reporters today.