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Media faces the question of how to cover Donald Trump and his extreme rhetoric : Up First from NPR Today on The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe explores the media's challenge in covering Donald Trump. As he campaigns for a second term as President, Trump is increasingly threatening retribution and violent acts if he's reelected. Rascoe speaks with a journalist and a scholar who both believe the media is failing to convey the danger Trump poses to American democracy.

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The Sunday Story: Media "Failings" In Covering Trump

The Sunday Story: Media "Failings" In Covering Trump

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Former President Donald Trump, center, speaks to the media upon arriving at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump, center, speaks to the media upon arriving at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Today on The Sunday Story host Ayesha Rascoe explores the media's challenge in covering Donald Trump. As he campaigns for a second term as President, Trump is increasingly threatening retribution and violent acts if he's reelected. Rascoe speaks with a journalist and a scholar who both believe the media is failing to convey the danger Trump poses to American democracy.

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This podcast episode was produced by Andrew Craig and Andrew Mambo and edited by Ed McNulty and Jennifer Schmidt. Our engineer was Maggie Luthar.

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