Barack Obama actually said...

"The regime's brutal war on the Syrian people... not only endangers the Syrian people themselves, but could yield greater instability throughout the region."

"These are the men and women who work to ensure that debate on public issues can be, in the words of Justice William Brennan, 'uninhibited, robust, and wide open.'"

"On World Press Freedom Day, and every day, these women and men deserve our thanks for their risks and sacrifices."

"We thank the journalists around the world without whom democracy could not flourish and whose courageous work helps hold authorities to account."