On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been very clear about the shape of his revenge against the mainstream media. He's mused, a few times, about throwing reporters in jail if they refuse to leak their sources. He's talked about taking away broadcast licenses of networks he's deemed unfriendly. He's made it clear that he will notice if any member of the press gets too free with their critiques and do his best to get in their way. These last couple of weeks, we've gotten a signal that maybe his threats are having an impact. Both The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times had prepared endorsements of Kamala Harris, and their owners asked them at the last minute not to run them. Media reporters floated the obvious question of whether the owners backed off to appease Trump. In this episode, we talk to Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic. This year, The Atlantic made the decision, rare in its history but consistent during the Trump years, to endorse a presidential...
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