Stephen Colbert and the risk of media consolidation to free speech

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As comedian Stephen Colbert goes off the air, under apparent political pressure, journalist David Sirota from @LeverNews says the Trump administration is weaponizing its regulatory powers to attack critics in the media. "It creates a chilling effect."

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