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    A Gentle, Agonized Response To Trump's Rage About Journalists

    Joshua McKerrow is a photojournalist at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md.; five of his colleagues where shot and killed this summer. After an angry presidential tweet, he shared a story of loss.
    by Camila Domonoske Dec 07, 2018 2 minutes
    Five wooden markers stand in a makeshift memorial outside the Annapolis Capitol Gazette offices in Annapolis, Md., in early July, honoring the employees killed by a gunman just days before. The victims were editor Gerald Fischman, 61; editor and columnist Rob Hiaasen, 59; reporter and editor John McNamara, 56; reporter and columnist Wendi Winters, 65; and sales assistant Rebecca Smith, 34.

    The president's tweet was short: "FAKE NEWS," he wrote on Thursday. "THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!"

    Joshua McKerrow's response was long.

    "Today I did the annual story on holiday decorations at the Governor's residence," the Maryland photojournalist wrote, starting off on a seemingly cheery note. "I've done it every year, for years. A very light but very fun story."

    In years past, McKerrow said,

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