Trump Has Not Been ‘Sane-Washed’
The news media doesn’t routinely protect his image, and it never has.
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Jeremy Hogan / Sipa USA via AP TV Still Runs Politics
Just about every major development in the current presidential campaign started as a television event.
Bryan Anselm / Redux Right-Wing Media Are in Trouble
The flow of traffic to Donald Trump’s most loyal digital-media boosters isn’t just slowing; it’s utterly collapsing.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty. Why Trump Won’t Stop Suing the Media and Losing
His lawsuits against the press are expensive and futile—and a lot more rational than they appear.
Ioulex / The New York Times / Redux The Media Are Getting Easier to Push Around
At a time of financial weakness and flagging public support, government officials are emboldened to bully the press.
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Is American Journalism Headed Toward an ‘Extinction-Level Event’?
The news industry has been in decline for decades, but the latest round of layoffs is especially ominous.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. Fox News Isn’t a Kingmaker
If it were, Ron DeSantis would be the Republican front-runner.
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