“This is a very difficult environment for mass media in America. The situation with the New York Times and other media outlets that have been sued by the president has created a great deal of pressure. When you’re talking about television, as we’ve just been discussing, there is a significant problem with respect to keeping in the good graces of the Trump administration,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and coauthor of the book, “Late Night in Washington: Political Humor and the American Presidency.”
