In Trump’s America, the declining power of the media goes beyond pulled punches and undeserved praise intended to curry favor. Deportations, office raids and First Amendment suppression of journalists and activists is becoming the new norm. The brave response to intimidation, however, is not submission. Madeleine Farr PZ ’27 believes that for those with privilege, which includes most 5C students, our responsibility is to use our First Amendment rights to support the journalistic institutions that can speak truth to power. Therefore, we need to consent to interviews.
