Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Shake-up in the Trump campaign
Donald Trump has hired controversial conservative media figure Steve Bannon to help run his campaign. And Univision buys bankrupt Gawker Media.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenDonald Trump’s recent dip in the polls has prompted a shake-up in his campaign. He’s hired controversial conservative media figure Steve Bannon, a man as mercurial as the candidate himself.
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Spanish-language media company Univision is buying embattled media company Gawker, which declared bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit brought by Hulk Hogan.
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