Dylan Byers on How to Cover Trump 2.0

Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Tara is joined by Puck’s own Dylan Byers to talk about Donald Trump’s relationship with the media and investigative journalism. They discuss how Trump’s previous administration altered modern political discourse, speculate on the future of big cable news after the last election cycle, and shine a light on how the media has to change the way it covers his upcoming presidency. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best and the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Dylan Byers Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town, on the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:05.6	My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter.
0:10.4	And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.
0:15.1	Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about.
0:21.7	We'll cover everything from why your favorite show was canceled overnight, which streamer is on the brink of collapse, and which executive is on the hot seat.
0:29.2	Disney, Netflix, who's up, down, and who'll never eat lunch in this town again?
0:33.5	Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.
0:52.9	Music Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Hi, I'm Tara Palmary. I'm'm Puck's senior political correspondent, and this is
0:57.7	Somebody's That Away. On this episode, I'm talking to Puck's ace media reporter Dylan Byers
1:04.1	about how the media industry is reacting to Donald Trump. We'll talk about the ratings,
1:10.1	the coverage that we're going to see from
1:11.7	traditional media and independent media, which may be on the rise in this uncertain time.
1:17.2	We'll talk about whether corporates may want to avoid political content or embrace it.
1:22.2	We're also going to discuss what it's going to be like for these media outlets to operate
1:26.3	as businesses when the president, as a candidate,
1:29.9	was willing to file lawsuits against them like he did to CBS. And soon he'll be overseeing the Federal
1:35.5	Communications Commission, the FCC. What's that going to mean? Will there be a freeze in leadership
1:41.3	when these entire corporations are up against the president of the United
1:46.5	States. We'll also talk about which media personalities will be front and center during this
1:51.1	administration and who might be shelved. But first, I want to give you an update on the Trump
1:56.3	transition process. So like I mentioned on the last show, Trump's nominee for defense secretary,
2:00.7	Pete Higgs-Seth, you know him, the former Fox News host and veteran, is under process. So like I mentioned on the last show, Trump's nominee for defense secretary, Pete
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