American billionaires are gobbling up increasingly more media shops.
Half 1
Information shops in the US are below stress like by no means earlier than. Within the first a part of this particular episode, we look at how media possession has change into concentrated within the fingers of a tiny group of elites, who’ve tempered essential protection of the US president.
Contributors:
Marty Baron – Former govt editor, The Washington Submit
Kerry Flynn – Media reporter, Axios
Katrina vanden Heuvel – Half-owner and editorial director, The Nation
Pleasure Reid – Former host, MSNBC
Half 2
Reporters protecting the White Home are seeing elevated entry to the president – however are additionally going through rising harassment. The Trump administration has reshaped the press corps, sidelining legacy shops whereas elevating loyal voices. We hear from two journalists from reverse ends of that spectrum – Hugo Lowell of The Guardian and MAGA-aligned radio host John Fredericks.
Contributors:
Hugo Lowell – White Home correspondent, The Guardian
John Fredericks – Host, The John Fredericks Present
Presenter: Richard Gizbert
Produced by: Monazza Farooqi, Ella Willis, Tariq Nafi and Meenakshi Ravi
Revealed On 12 Apr 2026
