ABC News Just Showed Trump Exactly How to Silence Journalists
News Source : The New Republic
News Summary
- Last week, ABC News agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million and issue a public apology over accurate reporting about his sexual abuse case
- This wasn’t just a settlement—it was a surrender, and the implications for journalism are deeply troubling
- ABC News just gave Trump a blueprint for how to bend media organizations to his will
In other words, ABC is paying Trump $16 million over what amounts to careful, defensible journalism.As Margaret Sullivanpoints out in her latest American Crisis newsletter, this settlement breaks a [+672 chars]