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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a felony to assault a working journalist, bringing it from a misdemeanor to a class D felony. “Reporters have a tough enough job as it and it is unacceptable and unconscionable that they increasingly have to endure the threat of physical harm just for doing their jobs,” said Cuomo, a Democrat. “While the current federal administration is fostering an environment that normalizes and even encourages attacks on the press, New York is taking a stand. It is my hope that other states join us in enacting these protections into law once and for all.” Cuomo, whose brother Chris Cuomo is a primetime CNN host, blamed the Trump administration for launching “an attack on the press, labeling journalism it does not like as ‘fake news’ to advance the administration’s own agenda and inspire hatred of the media among the public.” The proposal has been met with skepticism — from journalists. A syndicated editorial from the New York Daily News states, “Thanks but no thanks. I