Zama Ndlovu | Free media should be free from competing for survival

Over the weekend, the LA Times celebrated director Glenn Weiss's achievement of directing the Democratic National Convention, and pulling off a "ratings win in a pandemic". In a series of tweets on Monday, US President Donald Trump lambasted several news organisations for reporting the verified numbers, tweeting:

I've had great "ratings" my whole life, there's nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are "through the roof"(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes) but I don't care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE!