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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump and the Media

    Donald Trump has publicly trashed journalists, feuded with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly and banned publications like the New York Times from events. His antagonistic relationship with the press is one of the ways his campaign is unconventional. Yet, for all the animosity, Trump and the press are locked in a co-dependent dance.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 21, 2016 • 1 min read

    Donald Trump has publicly trashed journalists, feuded with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly and banned publications like the New York Times from events. His antagonistic relationship with the press is one of the ways his campaign is unconventional. Yet, for all the animosity, Trump and the press are locked in a co-dependent dance.

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    Cuba, Hollywood and Baseball; Trump Fever and 'Dancing With the Stars'
    1. 0:30Cuba and Hollywood
    2. 8:42Cuba and Baseball
    3. 18:15On the Ground in Arizona
    4. 30:18Trump and the MediaYou’re reading this
    5. 41:16Monday TV Roundup: 'Dancing With the Stars', 'Heartbeat' and Medical Dramas
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jim Rutenberg

      media columnist, New York Times

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Cuba, Hollywood and Baseball; Trump Fever and 'Dancing With the Stars'
    1. 0:30Cuba and Hollywood
    2. 8:42Cuba and Baseball
    3. 18:15On the Ground in Arizona
    4. 30:18Trump and the MediaYou’re reading this
    5. 41:16Monday TV Roundup: 'Dancing With the Stars', 'Heartbeat' and Medical Dramas
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