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Coming up on forum, we take a closer look at legacy media's latest capitulation to President Trump

and what it means for his effort to silence coverage he doesn't like.

The multi-million dollar payouts from the parent companies of CBS and ABC to settle defamation

lawsuits, the canceling of the late show with Stephen Colbert.

There are just a few examples of the events that have media analyst and guardian columnist

Margaret Sullivan worried that major media companies are abdicating their responsibility to hold the

powerful accountable. We talk with Sullivan about why they're doing this and what it means for the

future of a free press. Join us. Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. President Trump appears

so far to be winning his war against the media, Paramount the parent company of CBS, agreed last

month to pay $16 million to settle Trump's lawsuit over the editing of a 60-Minutes interview,

then days later canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, known for its comedy critical of the president.

16 million is also the amount ABC News agreed to pay Trump in December to settle a defamation lawsuit.

Margaret Sullivan is worried about the lack of resistance we're seeing from major media companies

and even eagerness to appease Trump, who is now going after the Wall Street Journal

for publishing a story about a lewd birthday card he apparently sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

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