The Weaponization of Media Access Did Not Suddenly Start with Trump

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Tags: Media and Culture, Politics, Progressivism

06/11/2025 Connor O'Keeffe

What the “legacy” media is trying to present as a brand-new authoritarian crackdown on the press is only a more visible version of how the federal government has attempted to control public opinion for nearly a century.

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