#1689 The Media and the Moguls: Corporate Media is not equipped for Trump

Air Date 2/7/2025

Trump came in with a plan to subdue the media and large swaths of the media came in with a plan to acquiesce. But it's important to understand why because it's not a conspiracy or people wanting to do harm, it's structural to the system.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Revenge- Trump throws lawsuits at the media and demands compliance - The ReidOut w Joy Reid - Air Date 12-17-24

KP 2: Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars. - On the Media - Air Date 11-15-24

KP 3: Trump SECRET Meeting with Media before Payoff EXPOSED - The MeidasTouch Podcast - Air Date 12-16-24

KP 4: Mickey Huff The Mainstream Media is [CENSORED] - The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow - Air Date 1-11-25

KP 5: Why Is Mainstream Media Still So Bad At This - The Majority Report - Air Date 2-2-25

KP 6: Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) - On the Media - Air Date 1-10-25

KP 7: Attention pays (with Chris Hayes) - The Gray Area with Sean Illing - Air Date 1-27-25

KP 8: Jim Acosta's powerful last words as he leaves CNN- -It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant - Dean Obeidallah Show - Air Date 1-28-25

KP 9: Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars. Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 11-15-24

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(53:40) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the liberatory power of the humble RSS feed reader

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DEEPER DIVES

(1:00:23) SECTION A: MONEY

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(1:20:46) SECTION B: ATTENTION

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(1:34:24) SECTION C: FREE PRESS

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