Donald Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, has unleashed a wave of lawsuits against major media outlets and publishers, alleging widespread bias and defamation.<\/p>\n
The New York Times and Penguin Random House are facing a whopping $10 billion lawsuit, newsaccusing them of publishing defamatory material that constitutes \u201cindustrial-scale libel\u201d.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit specifically targets articles and a book critical of Trump, titled \u201cLucky Loser:<\/p>\n
How Donald Trump Squandered His Father\u2019s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success,\u201d written by journalists Peter Baker, Michael S. Schmidt, Susanne Craig, and Russ Buettner.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump\u2019s team argues that the reporting deliberately disparages his business legacy and political ambitions.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s not all \u2013 Trump\u2019s team has also filed lawsuits against other prominent outlets, including CBS News, The Daily Beast, and The Washington Post.<\/p>\n
CBS News is accused of election interference for allegedly editing an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes, while The Daily Beast is targeted over an error in reporting campaign fundraising figures.<\/p>\n
However, Media advocacy groups are sounding the alarm, condemning the lawsuits as an assault on press freedom.<\/p>\n
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) describes Trump\u2019s actions as a \u201cclear and direct danger to media freedom,\u201d while Reporters Without Borders calls on the incoming administration to foster a more supportive environment for journalists.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t Trump\u2019s first rodeo with the media.<\/p>\n
He has long branded the press as \u201cthe enemy of the people\u201d and has intensified his rhetoric since winning re-election.<\/p>\n
In his victory speech, he described media outlets as the \u201cenemy camp,\u201d fueling concerns over the future of journalistic independence.<\/p>\n
BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Donald Trump \u00a0 Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, has unleashed a wave of lawsuits against major media outlets and publishers, alleging widespread bias and defamation. The New York Times and Penguin Random House are facing a whopping $10 billion lawsuit, newsaccusing them of publishing defamatory material that constitutes \u201cindustrial-scale libel\u201d. The lawsuit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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