Stephen Colbert, South Park, and Donald Trump’s War Against the Media

It's a scary time for political media. After decades of shifting
business models and consumption habits, news outlets now have to
navigate lawsuits from a president who uses the full weight of
the government to punish his enemies. Was CBS's decision to axe
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" purely financial, as the
network claims—or was it related to the merger they wanted Trump
to approve? Brian Stelter, chief media analyst at CNN and author
of the "Reliable Sources" newsletter, sits down with Tommy to
discuss what exactly happened to Colbert, whether other networks
are kowtowing to Trump, and the episode of South Park that no one
can stop talking about.


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