{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6abfb48fab90e256c32e6f54?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Donald Trump is trying to reshape the media ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1790948416720-998b6fcc-228e-46d0-b137-41b71b3e0fe7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Last week the president <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/09/24/donald-trump-will-lose-his-latest-media-battle?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">banned three media outlets</a></u> from the White House. It is just one of a number of skirmishes between this president and what he calls the “fake news” media. The relationship between <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/01/abolish-the-white-house-press-corps?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the press and the presidency</a></u> is inherently fractious, but just how alarming are the fights under this administration? </p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief</li><li>David Rennie, geopolitics editor</li><li>Henry Tricks, US media and technology editor</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>The White House press corps</li><li>The history of reporting on presidents</li><li>Wider threats to press freedom</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via <a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/podcasts</a></em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</a></em> <em> </em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}