Michael Wolff: my new Trump book was ‘cancelled’ by the media | Media Confidential podcast

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No journalist has quite the same access to the Trump White House as Michael Wolff. In this episode of the Media Confidential podcast, Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber talk to the celebrated journalist and author, who has chronicled the rise and fall and rise again of Donald Trump across his “Fire and Fury” book series. The latest instalment, “All or Nothing” was published just after Trump re-entered the White House in January.The trio discuss the future of media under Donald Trump, how he has taken control of news cycles and what happens when corporate interests infringe on the business of journalism. Wolff suggests that the media caved in to government pressure about his book. “A lot of television was set up, as happens in the pre-publication of a book, [and] as soon as the White House started to attack me all of my appearances were canceled”. “The executives who we confronted on this were pretty straightforward, they said, ‘look we are in a new climate’ and then they would blame the higher ups, the corporate overlords and super structure who has weighed in on this.” Prospect’s podcasts are the new home for intelligent discussions on politics and media from the UK, US and around the world. Whether you’re British, American or just interested in journalism and international affairs, there’s something for you on our channel. 🔗: To listen to the full episode, including more discussion from Alan and Lionel, click here: https://podfollow.com/media-confidential/view 📖: For more quality journalism, head to www.prospectmagazine.co.uk 📷: Prospect / Ron Adar, American Photo Archive via Alamy #politics #uk #ukpolitics #media #unitedstates #unitedkingdom #journalism #britishpolitics #politicsnews #ukpoliticslive #podcast #uspolitics #putin #trump #podcasts #princeharry #labour #tories #newstatesman #election