More than 100 publications across the US will publish editorials rejecting Donald Trump's repeated attacks on the press. The move is part of a coordinated effort by the Boston Globe's editorial board to denounce the president's claim that the media "is the enemy of the American people". Each newspaper involved in the campaign will publish their own unique editorial refuting such criticisms, to arrive on newsstands Thursday, 16 August. 

In a statement calling on other newspapers to join the effort, the Boston Globe wrote, "We propose to publish an editorial on August 16 on the dangers of the administration's assault on the press and ask others to commit to publishing their own editorials on the same date".

The Boston Globe was joined by the American Society of News Editors, the Press Association, the New England Newspaper and other press groups which helped raise awareness surrounding the editorial campaign. Marjorie Pritchard, deputy editorial page editor of the Boston Globe, told CNN the response has been "overwhelming" after the newspaper began the nationwide campaign just a few days ago.  

"We have more than 100 publications signed up, and I expect that number to grow in the coming days," she said. "We have some big newspapers, but the majority are from smaller markets, all enthusiastic about standing up to Trump's assault on journalism."In its message to publications, the Boston Globe encouraged autonomy in writing the editorials that would comprise this week’s campaign. 

Trump has consistently railed against the media during his tenure in the White House, as well as along the 2016 campaign trail, referring to mainstream outlets as “fake news” and attacking outlets that have published critical stories about his presidency.