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🔮   NPR Critic: 2026 Media Scene Looks 'Ominous' If Trump Isn't Thrashed

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NPR Critic-at-Large Eric Deggans penned a pessimistic media analysis for Saturday: "2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism." That means an ominous Trumpian trend, but it's amusing how liberal bias aggressively opposing Trump equals a "gold standard" of "fair, accurate reporting." Deggans began: The worst thing about today's media environment is that — bad as it is — it is easy to imagine how things might get worse in 2026. Traditional journalism outlets buffeted on all sides by misinformation, weak-kneed ownership and a hostile White House will struggle to earn back public trust even as the need for fair, accurate reporting grows.

newsbusters.org     Jan 12, 2026