Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How the media missed Trump's rise

    The media is helping to orchestrate this so-called “rigged” election, according to Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly attacked the press during this campaign but those attacks have escalated amid reports that he’s sexually assaulted multiple women.

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 17, 2016 • 1 min read

    The media is helping to orchestrate this so-called “rigged” election, according to Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly attacked the press during this campaign but those attacks have escalated amid reports that he’s sexually assaulted multiple women. The Republican nominee has also encouraged his supporters to direct their anger toward reporters covering him at his rallies, and the crowds have obliged with boos and taunts. One supporter even had a sign with a swastika next to the word “media.”

    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Rigged! Donald Trump vs the media
    1. 0:30Trump claims the election is rigged
    2. 11:00How the media missed Trump's riseYou’re reading this
    3. 20:07A trip to the new Nixon Library
    4. 29:10Desierto: A political horror film
    5. 42:22Justin Timberlake and concert films
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • KCRW placeholder

      KCRW Staff

      KCRW Staff

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

    • KCRW placeholder

      Jim Rutenberg

      media columnist, New York Times

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Rigged! Donald Trump vs the media
    1. 0:30Trump claims the election is rigged
    2. 11:00How the media missed Trump's riseYou’re reading this
    3. 20:07A trip to the new Nixon Library
    4. 29:10Desierto: A political horror film
    5. 42:22Justin Timberlake and concert films
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand