Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election and his impending return to the White House have ignited anxiety among journalists due to his history of confrontations with the media and his unwillingness to be intimidated.
President-elect Donald Trump fought the establishment media and won during his 2024 campaign. Now his return to the White House draws closer and already legacy journalists are fearful given his combative nature and refusal to be intimidated, a report Monday details.
In a closely watched case settled over the weekend, ABC settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump over a false statement made by George Stephanopoulos by agreeing to pay $15 million toward Trump’s presidential library, as Breitbart News cites that moment as an indicator of just what lies ahead for a press corps that claims to be “exhausted” just thinking about the prospect of Trump redux. Trump claimed his “reputation was besmirched” by Stephanopoulos falsely claiming during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) that two juries had found Trump “liable for rape” in the case against E. Jean Carroll. Stephanopoulos will also deliver a public apology as part of the settlement while the network also agreed to pay $1m towards Trump’s legal fees. Underneath the headline, “Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration” reporter David Bauder set out Trump has news executives nervous. He further details, “Perceived threats are numerous: lawsuits of every sort, efforts to unmask anonymous sources, physical danger and intimidation, attacks on public media and libel protections, day-to-day demonization.” Such as the perceived threats – real and imagined – are, media representatives say they are prepared. “The news media is heading into this next administration with its eyes open,” Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, told the outlet. “Some challenges to the free press may be overt, some may be more subtle. We’ll need to be prepared for rapid response as well as long campaigns to protect our rights — and to remember that our most important audiences are the courts and the public
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