Why is the media paying millions to Trump?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian US columnist Margaret Sullivan about why critics are worried about the million-dollar settlements between media organisations and the president and what they mean for the future of the free press
July 11, 202526m 50s
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Show Notes
Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, settled a lawsuit filed against it by Donald Trump for $16m last week. It came after Disney and Meta settled lawsuits with the president in similar ways. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian US columnist Margaret Sullivan about why these companies are caving to Trump’s demands, and whether critics are right to be worried about what this means for the future of a free press
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