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The Attack on Free Speech
Trump & Co. are Going After Journalists and Newspapers
Trump is having major newspapers like the Washington Post and major media networks like ABC bow to his will.
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If Bob Iger can’t stomach a free speech fight against Trump, can anyone?
Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN
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Published 5:30 AM EST, Thu December 19, 2024
The ABC defamation settlement with Donald Trump, which has emboldened the president-elect in his crusade against outlets he dislikes and outraged journalists across the industry, was a decision that reportedly came down to one man: Bob Iger, the formidable CEO of the Walt Disney Company.
According to the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, ABC’s rank and file are furious over the settlement, which was recommended by the general counsel of the network’s parent company and signed off on by Iger. (It was not taken to board for a vote, per the Times’ Brooks Barnes.)
