Fascism on the Rise Archives - KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show · Burt Cohen

Is Freedom of the Press Doomed?

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A young producer's raw milk cancer story faced dairy industry backlash, but the station owner stood firm.

Host Bert Cohen interviews Emily Barr, a broadcast media veteran, about threats to press freedom under the Trump administration, focusing on FCC overreach and political interference. They discuss historical parallels like Watergate, current cases like CBS investigations, and the decline of local journalism amidst social media competition.

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A grave, plainspoken defense of press freedom as a democratic survival issue.

The episode treats press freedom as a working democratic test rather than a slogan. It argues that when Trump is in power and the press appears to flinch, more people end up believing lies, and it frames that as a danger that reaches well beyond any one newsroom.

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