Ronan Farrow: ‘We Can’t Take for Granted the Sanctity & Integrity of the 1st Amendment’

ACOSTA No question about ░░░░░░░░ I like to think ░░░░░░░░ journalists as defenders of ░░░░░░░░ people because there are ░░░░░░░░ out there who are ░░░░░░░░ being taken advantage of ░░░░░░░░ people bad faith actors ░░░░░░░░ peddle lies That s ░░░░░░░░ what is happening across ░░░░░░░░ board in so many ░░░░░░░░ of this country And ░░░░░░░░ the overarching message seems ░░░░░░░░ be that freedom of ░░░░░░░░ press is no longer ░░░░░░░░ a given even in ░░░░░░░░ democracy What we saw ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ can intimidate they can ░░░░░░░░ they can push boundaries ░░░░░░░░ or there see if ░░░░░░░░ can find a judge ░░░░░░░░ will go along with ░░░░░░░░ that sort of thing ░░░░░░░░ do you want viewers ░░░░░░░░ take away from this ░░░░░░░░ FARROW I think exactly ░░░░░░░░ point you just made ░░░░░░░░ we can t take ░░░░░░░░ granted the sanctity and ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ this country We are ░░░░░░░░ a moment where we ░░░░░░░░ seeing tactics thrown against ░░░░░░░░ threats of even violence ░░░░░░░░ some of these protests ░░░░░░░░ we shot deployed against ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ have been unthinkable in ░░░░░░░░ United States not that ░░░░░░░░ ago And that is ░░░░░░░░ increasingly the norm here ░░░░░░░░ there s a reason ░░░░░░░░ we focused on the ░░░░░░░░ of journalists going through ░░░░░░░░ difficult period of time ░░░░░░░░ democracies across the Americas ░░░░░░░░ we re looking at ░░░░░░░░ with a shared set ░░░░░░░░ challenges that have gotten ░░░░░░░░ in this respect in ░░░░░░░░ current moment So I ░░░░░░░░ we all need to ░░░░░░░░ on guard I would ░░░░░░░░ the point about if ░░░░░░░░ see good journalism out ░░░░░░░░ that does challenge you ░░░░░░░░ your assumptions and does ░░░░░░░░ really hard facts into ░░░░░░░░ conversation if you see ░░░░░░░░ Pro Publica piece that ░░░░░░░░ like you see a ░░░░░░░░ Yorker piece you like ░░░░░░░░ that Find ways to ░░░░░░░░ up these institutions subscribe ░░░░░░░░ subscribe And push back ░░░░░░░░ your day to day ░░░░░░░░ and conversations that you ░░░░░░░░ having if you care ░░░░░░░░ this issue and if ░░░░░░░░ value facts as a ░░░░░░░░ for creating accountability because ░░░░░░░░ is a subtle and ░░░░░░░░ thing that creeps into ░░░░░░░░ culture over time when ░░░░░░░░ have leaders and politicians ░░░░░░░░ these are the enemy ░░░░░░░░ the people We ve ░░░░░░░░ got to play our ░░░░░░░░ I think pushing back ░░░░░░░░ that So the film ░░░░░░░░ not a work of ░░░░░░░░ but I think it ░░░░░░░░ have those messages embedded ░░░░░░░░ it.”