Anne Applebaum

So if you have somebody who owns a large television station, but who's also interested in investing in something else for which he needs a government license, then you could see him needing to genuflect to the ruling party or to the leader.

I mean, we already have an example of that, which is Jeff Bezos, who's the owner of The Washington Post, who has seems to be making some decisions or his newspaper is making some decisions that accommodate the Trump administration.

I mean, we already have an example of that, which is Jeff Bezos, who's the owner of The Washington Post, who has seems to be making some decisions or his newspaper is making some decisions that accommodate the Trump administration.

I mean, we already have an example of that, which is Jeff Bezos, who's the owner of The Washington Post, who has seems to be making some decisions or his newspaper is making some decisions that accommodate the Trump administration.

Bezos has many other interests in cloud computing, in space travel, all kinds of things, for all of which he would need, in some cases, government cooperation or funding. And so his he's He may also, in addition to that, have feel ideologically aligned with the Trump administration that I don't know and can't speak to. But clearly he has mixed motives.

Bezos has many other interests in cloud computing, in space travel, all kinds of things, for all of which he would need, in some cases, government cooperation or funding. And so his he's He may also, in addition to that, have feel ideologically aligned with the Trump administration that I don't know and can't speak to. But clearly he has mixed motives.

Bezos has many other interests in cloud computing, in space travel, all kinds of things, for all of which he would need, in some cases, government cooperation or funding. And so his he's He may also, in addition to that, have feel ideologically aligned with the Trump administration that I don't know and can't speak to. But clearly he has mixed motives.

And there are other media owners of whom you could say the same. And that, in a way, is the most dangerous thing, because, you know, one journalist can be replaced or can be brave or, you know, there are many have all kinds of options. But It's when the companies begin to censor themselves or begin to change the way they show the news because of their owners' other interests.

And there are other media owners of whom you could say the same. And that, in a way, is the most dangerous thing, because, you know, one journalist can be replaced or can be brave or, you know, there are many have all kinds of options. But It's when the companies begin to censor themselves or begin to change the way they show the news because of their owners' other interests.

And there are other media owners of whom you could say the same. And that, in a way, is the most dangerous thing, because, you know, one journalist can be replaced or can be brave or, you know, there are many have all kinds of options. But It's when the companies begin to censor themselves or begin to change the way they show the news because of their owners' other interests.

I do think it's a kind of test, yes. And very often these tests are trivial. The test is whether you can make a news organization change one of its policies. And if you can make it change that policy, then maybe you can make it change other policies. Also, all the other news organizations will be watching to see what AP does, and they will understand from AP's decision how much freedom they have.

I do think it's a kind of test, yes. And very often these tests are trivial. The test is whether you can make a news organization change one of its policies. And if you can make it change that policy, then maybe you can make it change other policies. Also, all the other news organizations will be watching to see what AP does, and they will understand from AP's decision how much freedom they have.

I do think it's a kind of test, yes. And very often these tests are trivial. The test is whether you can make a news organization change one of its policies. And if you can make it change that policy, then maybe you can make it change other policies. Also, all the other news organizations will be watching to see what AP does, and they will understand from AP's decision how much freedom they have.

So it's about creating a kind of chilling atmosphere, about making journalists think twice and making media owners think twice about decisions that they make and the language that they use. So yes, it's an attempt to chill the atmosphere.

So it's about creating a kind of chilling atmosphere, about making journalists think twice and making media owners think twice about decisions that they make and the language that they use. So yes, it's an attempt to chill the atmosphere.

So it's about creating a kind of chilling atmosphere, about making journalists think twice and making media owners think twice about decisions that they make and the language that they use. So yes, it's an attempt to chill the atmosphere.

Oh, there are so many. You know, the world is so full of brave people and brave reporters, brave activists, people who try to tell the truth in Russia, people who have been active for women's rights in Iran. You know, the kinds of threats that we face as Americans are pretty trivial compared to the brutality that people have faced in in full dictatorships.

Oh, there are so many. You know, the world is so full of brave people and brave reporters, brave activists, people who try to tell the truth in Russia, people who have been active for women's rights in Iran. You know, the kinds of threats that we face as Americans are pretty trivial compared to the brutality that people have faced in in full dictatorships.

Oh, there are so many. You know, the world is so full of brave people and brave reporters, brave activists, people who try to tell the truth in Russia, people who have been active for women's rights in Iran. You know, the kinds of threats that we face as Americans are pretty trivial compared to the brutality that people have faced in in full dictatorships.

You know, in my life, I've met so many very, very brave people in so many different kinds of countries. I'm pretty confident that Americans will be just as brave. And so maybe that's the flip side of this story is that, you know, we've been talking about people who will be cowed or people who will be scared. I mean, there are going to be a lot of people who are brave and who will fight.