‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks

Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressive

The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit fighting Donald Trump's order to dismantle Voice of America has said the media has to resist as the administration becomes increasingly aggressive against the press.

I never in a million years thought I would have to fight for freedom of the press in the United States of America. And yet here we are," says Patsy Widakuswara, the White House bureau chief for the broadcasting network. As journalism is under attack, it feels empowering to fight back. We need more people to resist and fight back."