Has war of Trump on media changed press freedom in the US forever? | The Take
Jul 24, 2025 | The Take
US television network CBS seemingly handed President Donald Trump two major victories this week after announcing $16 mil
Jul 24, 2025 | The Take
US television network CBS seemingly handed President Donald Trump two major victories this week after announcing $16 million would settle his lawsuit against “60 Minutes” and cancelling the show of one of his fiercest critics, Stephen Colbert. But will this mark a turning point for media freedom in the US?
In this episode:
Rusty Foster, Writer, Today in Tabs
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Diana Ferrero, Sarí el-Khalili, Tracie Hunte, and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Kisaa Zehra, Marya Khan, and our guest host, Manuel Ràpalo. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
00:00 Introduction
01:39 The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert was canceled by CBS. What happened?
08:15 Congress approved Trump’s plan to rescind previously allocated funds for public media.
10:12 What is happening with media in the US?
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