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Books
David Enrich: Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful.
Articles
January 30. David Folkenflik: Trump’s FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS.
February 6. David Folkenflik: Why CBS stands at the epicenter of Trump’s assault on the media.
February 12. Corky Siemaszko: Trump’s anti-media rhetoric turns to action: The president has prevented The Associated Press from entering the Oval Office while his FCC goes after other media outlets.
February 12. Benjamin Mullin: F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast’s D.E.I. Practices: The investigation follows inquiries by the agency into NPR, PBS and CBS News.
February 18. David Bauder: Trump says AP will be curtailed at the White House until it changes its style to Gulf of America.
February 24. David Folkenflik: Court ruling lets White House ban on the Associated Press continue, for now.
February 24. Adam Gabbatt: ‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media: Warning comes as FCC, chaired by Trump ally and Project 2025 author, orders investigations into US media groups.
March 15. Edward Helmore: Trump sharpens attacks on US media as Voice of America employees put on administrative leave.
April 8. David Bauder: AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists.
April 9. The Washington Post: Kari Lake to be detailed to State Department to dismantle VOA parent agency: The Arizona Republican will take on a new role aimed at shutting down the agency that oversees Voice of America, where she is a senior adviser.
April 9. NPR: How the powerful are using lawsuit threats to silence media and ‘Murder the Truth.’