Here's an article you oughta read even though it's not written by Fred Kaplan. It's Maggie Haberman and Jim Rutenberg writing about the Trump Administration's attempts — with some successes — to control and silence The Press. An excerpt…
Almost 20 months into Mr. Trump's second term, his long-running media clashes have grown into a sweeping campaign to control speech in America that stands out for applying so many levers, so fast, all at once.
Driven by personal pique, fury over leaks and a determination to shape the political narrative to his advantage, Mr. Trump is deploying the might of the federal government and filing personal lawsuits — targeting not just journalists and liberal critics, but also comedians and talk show hosts, and the corporate entities behind them.
It ain't working very well but it's fiercely unAmerican that it's working at all or even being attempted.