Former CNN President Tom Johnson

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Even after Jimmy Kimmel returned to air, President Trump spoke of launching new legal action against ABC. Former CNN President Tom Johnson helped shape the legacy media landscape and had a front-row seat to many defining moments of the late twentieth century. He speaks to Christiane about his new book "Driven: A Life in Public Service and Journalism from LBJ to CNN" and the state of media today. Also on today's show: painter Adam Cvijanovic; author Fara Dabhoiwala ("What Is Free Speech?") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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