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‘Not funny, but really scary’: Colbert show cancellation sparks free speech concerns
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4:27Now PlayingStephen Colbert’s show is being canceled just as a major media merger requiring Trump administration approval moves forward — raising fears of political pressure on the press. On Morning Joe, Molly Jong-Fast calls the moment “really scary” and points to a broader fight: Rupert Murdoch, "a 94-year-old media mogul who helped create Trump, is now facing him down."
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