Media not Kowtowing Enough?


Article in The Guardian by Adam Gabbatt, 5/11/25

Headline: “Trump complains the US media aren’t bending to his will. Aren’t they?”

Subhead: “Despite owners and networks forsaking journalistic independence, Trump continues to threaten journalists”

“In the telling of Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues, the US media is fake news, stocked with “radical-left monsters” who are guilty of “illegal” reporting on the president.

The reality is different.

Since the president’s election, a number of US news organizations have appeared to bend to his will, with a growing number of examples of billionaire owners seemingly setting aside journalistic independence in favor of staying in Trump’s good grace.

Despite that acquiescence, Trump has continued to threaten journalists, branding pollsters ‘negative criminals’ who ‘should be investigated for election fraud’ . . .”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/11/trump-media-journalists-60-minutes