NYDN Editor: NRA Terrorizing ‘Innocent American People’

STELTER Provocative surprising sometimes ░░░░░░░░ upsetting that s what ░░░░░░░░ New York Daily News ░░░░░░░░ its front pages to ░░░░░░░░ Take today s cover ░░░░░░░░ example It calls out ░░░░░░░░ nation s four largest ░░░░░░░░ makers calling them merchants ░░░░░░░░ death and showing the ░░░░░░░░ of the CEOs This ░░░░░░░░ and others have some ░░░░░░░░ whether or not the ░░░░░░░░ is sometimes crossing the ░░░░░░░░ to make a point ░░░░░░░░ if it is doing ░░░░░░░░ in a desperate attempt ░░░░░░░░ remain relevant and sell ░░░░░░░░ I spoke to the ░░░░░░░░ News editor in chief ░░░░░░░░ Rich And I asked ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ front covers how far ░░░░░░░░ too far clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Is there such a ░░░░░░░░ as too far for ░░░░░░░░ Daily News Suggesting that ░░░░░░░░ is like ISIS beheading ░░░░░░░░ or in this case ░░░░░░░░ would seem too far ░░░░░░░░ some people RICH With ░░░░░░░░ being a cartoon I ░░░░░░░░ an editorial cartoon I ░░░░░░░░ you have some leeway ░░░░░░░░ I would argue that ░░░░░░░░ power of that poem ░░░░░░░░ of the imagery is ░░░░░░░░ made it resonate so ░░░░░░░░ with many many people ░░░░░░░░ didn t get a ░░░░░░░░ of pushback on this ░░░░░░░░ as we had with ░░░░░░░░ of our some of ░░░░░░░░ covers on the gun ░░░░░░░░ issue STELTER Let s ░░░░░░░░ a look at one ░░░░░░░░ the most talked about ░░░░░░░░ from your tenure as ░░░░░░░░ This is from December ░░░░░░░░ right after the attack ░░░░░░░░ San Bernardino It says ░░░░░░░░ s Not Fixing This ░░░░░░░░ all of the tweets ░░░░░░░░ politicians Republican politicians saying ░░░░░░░░ thoughts and prayers are ░░░░░░░░ the victims This was ░░░░░░░░ hotly debated on Fox ░░░░░░░░ and other parts of ░░░░░░░░ conservative media Do you ░░░░░░░░ that your message was ░░░░░░░░ RICH I think it ░░░░░░░░ have been by some ░░░░░░░░ And that may have ░░░░░░░░ unintentional or intentional in ░░░░░░░░ cases And it was ░░░░░░░░ to try to shift ░░░░░░░░ conversation and the narrative ░░░░░░░░ the accusations that The ░░░░░░░░ News somehow is condemning ░░░░░░░░ God religion or prayer ░░░░░░░░ STELTER Well your headline ░░░░░░░░ they were hiding behind ░░░░░░░░ platitudes That would seem ░░░░░░░░ to so many religious ░░░░░░░░ RICH Well what I ░░░░░░░░ what I think religious ░░░░░░░░ should be more offended ░░░░░░░░ is the fact that ░░░░░░░░ politicians have a track ░░░░░░░░ and these specific politicians ░░░░░░░░ a track record of ░░░░░░░░ behind prayer and these ░░░░░░░░ platitudes It s the ░░░░░░░░ thing at this point ░░░░░░░░ they are offering for ░░░░░░░░ most part as a ░░░░░░░░ to what is a ░░░░░░░░ problem facing the American ░░░░░░░░ right now.”