Air Date 8/10/2025

Trump has been condemning the media for all of his professional life and is pretty open about doing it so that people won't believe the negative press he so richly deserves. Now, with the power of the presidency, he's turned his battle with the press into a protection racket complete with payoffs and side deals in an attempt to turn the media into pro-Trump propaganda.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Trump's War on the Media - Courier - Air Date 7-29-25

KP 2: 'A Clear Attempt to Intimidate the Press' Part 1 - On Point - Air Date 2-26-25

KP 3: Stop the Press! - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-22-25

KP 4: Congress Has Voted to Eliminate Government Funding for Public Media - Ted Radio Hour - Air Date 7-18-25

KP 5: “Big Fat Bribe”: Stephen Colbert’s Show Canceled After He Slams Trump & Paramount_skydance Merger - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-23-25

KP 6: Gavin Newsom Takes Cue From Trump and Sues Fox News for Defamation - The Ring of Fire - Air Date 6-30-25

KP 7: 'The First Amendment Demands It': Capehart Reflects on His Decision to Leave the Washington Post - The Last Word - Air Date 7-31-25

KP 8: Corporate Media's Surrender to Trump a Wake-up Call for Urgent Reforms Needed to Save Journalism, Democracy - Between the Lines Radio Newsmagazine Podcast - Air Date 7-16-25

(00:49:29) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the threat of billionaires to democracy and society as a whole

DEEPER DIVES

(00:54:47) SECTION A: SECTION A

(01:21:24) SECTION B: CENSORSHIP IS PARAMOUNT

(01:57:03) SECTION C: PUBLIC BROADCASTING

(02:12:52) SECTION D: LARGER PLAN

(02:53:50) SECTION E: FIGHT BACK