The Legal War on Journalism
The Kicker12 Mar 2025

The Legal War on Journalism

Over the past several months, Donald Trump has mounted a series of legal attacks against the media, including a libel case against ABC, an FCC investigation into CBS, and a lawsuit accusing an Iowa pollster (and the newspaper that publishes her) of “election interference.” The sometimes far-fetched claims in these cases notwithstanding, the maneuvers are having an effect. The parent company of ABC settled the libel case, over the objections of many news staffers, and CBS has turned over inter...

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Emily Bell on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s press ban & Jack Dorsey’s press tour

Emily Bell on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s press ban & Jack Dorsey’s press tour

On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia, to discuss the reaction to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ban on reporters at two recen...

23 Aug 201828min

Were all the free press editorials worth it?

Were all the free press editorials worth it?

On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope to discuss the flood of editorials celebrating journalism in the face of attacks by the president. Were they a worthy defen...

17 Aug 201824min

Perils of the internet, from Alex Jones’s ban to Sarah Jeong’s tweets

Perils of the internet, from Alex Jones’s ban to Sarah Jeong’s tweets

On this week’s episode, Pete is joined by former CJR staff writer and The Kicker’s founding host David Uberti to discuss the removal of Infowars’s content from tech platforms. Why did it take so long,...

9 Aug 201822min

Facebook sets its own narrative. Plus, press hatred flares at Trump rallies

Facebook sets its own narrative. Plus, press hatred flares at Trump rallies

CJR Digital Editor Nausicaa Renner and CJR Chief Digital Writer Mathew Ingram join Pete to discuss Facebook’s fight to control the narrative. The social media giant shut down more than 30 pages and ac...

2 Aug 201819min

The local news death spiral. Plus, the Cohen–Trump tapes.

The local news death spiral. Plus, the Cohen–Trump tapes.

On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Delacorte Fellow Amanda Darrach about scenes from the New York Daily News’s black Monday. Then, CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope joins to place the severe...

26 Jul 201827min

A new era for the press after Helsinki?

A new era for the press after Helsinki?

On this week’s episode, Pete talks with CJR Editor and Publisher Kyle Pope about the coverage of the Trump-Putin summit. Pope believes the president’s disastrous showing will be remembered as a turnin...

19 Jul 201831min

Breaking down coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory

Breaking down coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory

On this episode of The Kicker, Pete and Nausicaa talk about coverage of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise primary victory and how certain media outlets missed the story. Then, we dive into the idea ...

28 Jun 201822min

How media pressure forced Trump’s hand on border policy

How media pressure forced Trump’s hand on border policy

The public outrage that forced President Trump to sign an executive order attempting to end the crisis that he created wouldn’t have happened without sustained media coverage. What caused that reporti...

22 Jun 201824min

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