The first demonstration for the press in front of the offices of the New York Times

About 250 people marched in New York to support the newspaper New York Times and other media against Trump government, in an increasingly heavy atmosphere between the press and the new occupant of the White House.

While in New York City, stronghold of the Democrats, protests against Trump follow one another for more than a month, it is the first time a gathering organized to support the press, after a week full of attacks new White House in the media in a democratic orientation, as the new York Times, the Los Angeles Times or CNN.

The White House has banned those media access daily brifingk of Trump's representative.
The demonstrators gathered in front of the entrance of the building of the New York Times, near Times Square, holding placards with the first amendment of the US Constitution on the freedom of the press. Some wore the tape mouth to symbolize the attempt to gag the media.

"Every time a person or authoritarian dictators taking control, muzzling the press, is the first thing to do," Donna said Marie Smith, a retired teacher and subscribes the New York Times «for over 40 years."

"Democracy can not function without a free and independent press and it just trying to make this government: to make him silent. But we will not allow them to do it, "said the Betsy Simple, lawyer specializing in human rights issues.